Cammileri does a great job at describing this part of the world, along with its cuisine and the colourful people that populate the area. Montalbano must sift his way through a web of comedic corruption, planted clues, vendetta laced violence and, of course delicious meals to solve the crime.īeyond the storyline, the reader gets a wonderful glimpse into this part of Sicily. This decision does not sit well with many of his superiors including the police chief and the judge. Inspector Montalbano has a different take on the events however and decides to pursue the investigation further. The coroner’s verdict is pretty cut and dry’ death by natural causes. This is all upset when two refuse collectors find the body of Silvio Luparello, One of the city’s main players. There are drug dealers and prostitutes of all types but the business is usually done is a discreet manner. The village of Vigata is a regular Sicilian town.
COMISARIO MONTALBANO SERIES
The first installment of the Inspector Montalbano series is a witty tale that allows the reader to fall for the main character and want to know more about him. Stephen Santarelli, whom critics say managed to maintain a distinct Italian feel despite the fact that the stories were being told in English, does the translation. The novels were not translated into English until 2002, after 6 novels had already been complete. The original Italian series of novels began in 1994. Inspector Montalbano often eats well-described meals during his adventures, bringing a delightful gastronomic aspect to the series as a whole. Any mention of Italy is usually followed by an image of great food. What makes Inspector Montalbano so effective is his ability to balance between these two opposite factions it is not always an easy task but he has a knack of keeping everyone happy. On the opposite side of the spectrum in the southern outlook to law enforcement that involves intricate interpersonal connections that effect how justice is carried out. This northern view demands and increase in transparency and a desire to do things by the book. The ideology coming from Milan is a standardized regulated way of doing police work. To make matters even murkier there are two factions within the force that are trying to control the way things are done. As such he must balance the desires of his superiors, the reality of the crime rate in the area and, of course his personal life. Montalbano is the head of the Vigata police precinct. Unlike most detective novels where these contexts are simply skimmed over or ignored altogether, these elements form a backbone to the tales of the inspector. The character involves a great deal of humour but the author also adds hard criticism of both Italian and Sicilian political and social situation. Yet through it all the Inspector manages to remain true and uncompromising at least to a point where he can still live with himself.
He is constantly dealing in a world of shady characters, with different connections, who operate in a your scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours sort of dynamic. He has his own ways of doing things and is seen be his superiors as a loose cannon.
COMISARIO MONTALBANO FULL
Salvo Montalbano is a typical Sicilian chock full of all of the idiosyncrasies and above all else good detective work. They are detective novels intertwined with humour, and social comment. AS you would expect much of the action takes place on the island of Sicily. The novels are written in a mixture of Italian and Sicilian dialects. Inspector Salvo Montalbano is a Sicilian fictional character that was created by Italian writer Andrea Camilleri. Montalbano's First Case and Other Stories The Smell of the Night / Scent of the Night
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