From Racalmuto, where Leonardo Sciascia was born on 8 January 1921, to the viale Scaduto house in Palermo, a fascinating guide that offers a “path for readers bored of mass tourism”: throughout these pages, following the eco of Sciascia’s world, Antonio Di Grado, offers a portrait of the most authentic, painful, controversial Sicily, homeland of cultures and beauties.

Antonio Di Grado is a scholar and expert in Italian studies.

In conversation with Lucia Gallo, teacher.