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Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Intended Audience: Adult

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ISBN: 9780671041595

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Publisher

Washington Square Press

ISBN-10

0671041592

ISBN-13

9780671041595

eBay Product ID (ePID)

2211429

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Book Title

Blood Washes Blood : a True Story of Love, Murder, and Redemption under the Sicilian Sun

Number of Pages

288 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2002

Topic

Murder / General, Europe / Italy, Organized Crime

Genre

Travel, True Crime

Author

Frank Viviano

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0.9 in

Item Weight

10.9 Oz

Item Length

8.5 in

Item Width

5.5 in

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Time InternationalA beguiling, honest tale...A nuanced story full of the guts of human frailty -- betrayal, revenge, frustration, poverty, pain, despair., Time International A beguiling, honest tale...A nuanced story full of the guts of human frailty -- betrayal, revenge, frustration, poverty, pain, despair., Nicholas Pileggi New York Times bestselling author of Wiseguy and Casino A brilliant personal narrative that captures the history and customs of the Sicilian society which spawned The Godfather. I can't recommend it highly enough., Nicholas PileggiNew York Timesbestselling author ofWiseguyandCasinoA brilliant personal narrative that captures the history and customs of the Sicilian society which spawnedThe Godfather.I can't recommend it highly enough.

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Dewey Decimal

364.15/23/09458

Table Of Content

Contents Prologue PART I ONE: A Stranger in the Village TWO: The System THREE: Mike FOUR: An Old Man's Riddle FIVE: Ano in the Desert PART II SIX: A Map SEVEN: The Red Sash EIGHT: The Monk NINE: The Saint and the Beast TEN: A Burglary at Paternella ELEVEN: Dark Franky TWELVE: The Frenchman's Palace THIRTEEN: Risorgimento FOURTEEN: A Parable FIFTEEN: Death on a Country Lane PART III SIXTEEN: The Bandit Kingdom SEVENTEEN: Fable of the Chickpea EIGHTEEN: Antonina Randazzo NINETEEN: Festival of Bachelors TWENTY: A Parallel Universe PART IV TWENTY-ONE: Family Portrait TWENTY-TWO: "Mafia" TWENTY-THREE: Domenico Valenti TWENTY-FOUR: A Secret Life TWENTY-FIVE: Blood Washes Blood TWENTY-SIX: Quattro Vanelle Epilogue Acknowledgments

Synopsis

Against the sweeping backdrop of western Sicily, in a riveting seven-year quest, Frank Viviano pieces together his own harrowing ancestral history of betrayal and redemption. His take is haunted, from its violent opening to its stunning climax, by an ancient Sicilian proverb, Lu sangu lava lu sangu, "Blood washes blood": the torrent of unforgiving vengeance that flows from an unforgivable offense. Viviano's great-great grandfather was a legendary bandit who traveled the countryside of Sicily by night in the robes of a friar and was known as "the Monk." His brutal murder has remained shrouded in mystery for four generations. Until now. Populated by an extraordinary cast of nineteenth-century Robin Hood brigands and twentieth-century underworld bosses, here is a true-life Godfather, in which past and present finally merge into a single story with a shattering climax that ultimately changes the way the author views his immigrant family's complex legacy -- and himself., Against the sweeping backdrop of western Sicily, in a riveting seven-year quest, Frank Viviano pieces together his own harrowing ancestral history of betrayal and redemption. His take is haunted, from its violent opening to its stunning climax, by an ancient Sicilian proverb, Lu sangu lava lu sangu, "Blood washes blood" the torrent of unforgiving vengeance that flows from an unforgivable offense. Viviano's great-great grandfather was a legendary bandit who traveled the countryside of Sicily by night in the robes of a friar and was known as "the Monk." His brutal murder has remained shrouded in mystery for four generations. Until now. Populated by an extraordinary cast of nineteenth-century Robin Hood brigands and twentieth-century underworld bosses, here is a true-life Godfather, in which past and present finally merge into a single story with a shattering climax that ultimately changes the way the author views his immigrant family's complex legacy -- and himself.

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Book is in very good condition, a great value and looks quite interesting. Although not Sicilian (but am Napolitano) it is quite interesting to be able to take a peek into the past and my heritage. For example, Hollywood tends to glamorize the mafioso life and at times makes either victims or heroes out of mafia characters. I am interested in the simple truth - good is good and bad is not good, capisce? Thank you!

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