The Day of Judgment (Apollo Library) - Softcover

Satta, Salvatore

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784975702 ISBN 13: 9781784975708

Publisher: Apollo Library, 2018

Synopsis

Around the turn of the 20th century, in the isolated Sardinian town of Nuoro, the aristocratic notary Don Sebastiano Sanna reflects on his life, his family's history, and the fortunes of this provincial backwater where he has lived out his days.

About this title

About the Author:

Salvatore Satta (1902-1975) was the man who rewrote the Italian Penal Code after World War II to rid it of Fascism. The manuscript for The Day of Judgment was found after his death.

Review:

"[A] singular, profoundly intelligent, superbly translated novel. . . . This wise and glowing novel has been widely read in Europe since its publication in 1979." —Publishers Weekly

"The Day of Judgment is that now improbable gift, for which one cannot be too thankful: a great European novel." —Susan Sontag

"One of the great twentieth-century novels . . . The book's saturnine vision of Sardinian life, heavy with nostalgia for the past, contributes to an unforgettably powerful epic of war and diaspora." —Tablet

About this edition

• Publisher: Apollo Library
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1784975702
• ISBN 13: 9781784975708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288