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The Council of Egypt

Leonardo Sciascia · 1999

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Sicily, 1783. In order to curry favour with the religious authorities in Naples, Abbot Vella invents an ancient Arabic chronicle called "The Council of Egypt", which justifies baronial privilege and restores to the kingdom of Naples all power over the island.

Book details

Year
1999
Publisher
Carcanet Press
Editions
2
Pages
128
ISBN
9781857544343

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