by Leonardo Sciascia · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432222443
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«El archivo de Egipto» is the historical novel by Leonardo Sciascia, published by Seix Barral in paperback (187 pages, in Spanish).
In Palermo in 1783, Abbot Vella passes off an invented text as the translation of an ancient Arabic codex, «El archivo de Egipto». The false document denies historical legitimacy to noble privileges and sows panic among aristocrats. Vella adapts the text according to the bribes he receives: corruption, deceit and social criticism.
The work was originally published in 1963 as «Il Consiglio d'Egitto», translated by Ana Goldar. This edition belongs to the Obras Maestras de la Literatura Contemporánea collection.
For those interested in Leonardo Sciascia, twentieth-century Italian literature and social criticism.
Leonardo Sciascia was an Italian writer, novelist, essayist, playwright, and politician. Some of his works have been made into films, including Porte Aperte, Cadaveri Eccellenti, Todo Modo and Il giorno della civetta.
