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Montalbano excels at balancing between these two, while being true to his principles. [2] Although the Inspector Montalbano series of novels is staged in the Sicilian context, Camilleri uncompromisingly confronts many contemporary political and social problems. The novels were translated into English by Stephen Sartarelli. The translation of ...
Inspector Salvo Montalbano is in charge of the state police station in Vigàta, a fictional town in the fictional province of Montelusa (see locations) in Sicily, Southern Italy. Montalbano investigates criminal acts which he always manages to solve by reconstruction thanks to his intelligence and the help of his team which includes his deputy ...
Inspector Montalbano may refer to: Inspector Montalbano (TV series) Salvo Montalbano , the eponymous character in the above TV series and an earlier series of novels and short stories
Luca Zingaretti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluːka ddziŋɡaˈretti]; born 11 November 1961) is an Italian actor and film director, known for playing Salvo Montalbano in the Inspector Montalbano mystery series based on the character and novels created by Andrea Camilleri.
The Shape of Water (Italian: La forma dell'acqua) is a 1994 novel by Andrea Camilleri, [1] translated into English in 2002 by Stephen Sartarelli. [ 2 ] It is the first novel of the Inspector Montalbano series .
The story concentrates on how Montalbano saves a Tunisian boy after his mother is murdered and wangles the system, including acquiring her illegal gains, to provide for the boy's future. Another murder by the security services he hardly bothers to conclude. Montalbano is a bit like Simenon's Maigret in his sense of decency and justice. He has ...
The Terracotta Dog (Italian: Il cane di terracotta) is a 1996 novel by Andrea Camilleri, translated into English in 2002 by Stephen Sartarelli. It is the second novel of the internationally popular Inspector Montalbano series . [ 1 ]
A loud noise wakes Montalbano, caused by the stormy sea. The sea and the port of Vigata become the setting of Montalbano's new investigation, involving two vessels moored side by side at the Vigata docks: a powerful speedboat and the "Vanna", a luxury yacht whose crew has found a dinghy at sea carrying a disfigured man killed by poison.