Leonardo Sciascia

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Author
gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Caltanissetta
gptkb:Palermo
gptkb:island_of_Sicily
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Sicily
gptkb:Reggio_Calabria
gptkb:Kingdom_of_the_former_Italian_Empire
gptkb:Catania,_Italy
gptkb:Duchy_of_Sicily
gptkb:Salerno
gptkb:Italian_Resistance_Movement
gptkb:Medal_of_Military_Valor
gptkb:Accademia_dei_Lincei
gptkb:Caltagirone
gptkb:Monarchy_of_Italy
gptkb:Cosenza,_Italy
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Council_of_Egypt_(film)
The Day of the Owl (film)
To Each His Own (film)
gptkbp:associated_act Political commentary
Anti-mafia activism
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Politician
Italian literature
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Premio_Campiello
gptkb:Premio_Strega
gptkb:Premio_Viareggio
gptkbp:birth_date January 8, 1921
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Racalmuto
Racalmuto, Sicily
gptkbp:child gptkb:Francesca_Sciascia
gptkb:Giovanni_Sciascia
gptkb:Alessandra_Sciascia
gptkb:Giorgio_Sciascia
gptkbp:children gptkb:Alessandra_Sciascia
gptkb:Giorgio_Sciascia
gptkbp:death_date April 20, 1989
gptkbp:genre Crime fiction
Political fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leonardo Sciascia
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Italian_cinema
Literary criticism
Contemporary Italian literature
Contemporary Italian authors
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Albert_Camus
gptkb:Giovanni_Verga
gptkbp:is_involved_in Politics
Social activism
gptkbp:language gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:legacy Influence on literature
Political commentary
Cultural critique
Mafia representation in literature
Sicilian identity exploration
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Italian
gptkbp:notable_quote “ A man who does not read is no better than a man who cannot read.”
“ The only way to deal with the mafia is to fight it.”
“ The writer is a man who is always in search of the truth.”
“ The truth is that the truth is not always the truth.”
“ Literature is a way of knowing the world.”
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:The_Croce_and_the_Sword
gptkb:The_Council_of_Egypt
gptkb:The_Day_of_the_Owl
gptkb:To_Each_His_Own
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Author
gptkb:playwright
gptkbp:philosophy gptkb:Realism
Critical thinking
Existentialism
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Palermo
gptkb:Palermo,_Italy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Margherita_Sciascia
gptkb:Caterina_Sciascia
gptkbp:themes gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:Social_issues
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:legal_case
Power dynamics
Socio-political issues
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Death_of_a_Bureaucrat
gptkb:The_Council_of_Egypt
gptkb:The_Day_of_the_Owl
gptkb:The_Night_of_the_Shooting_Stars
gptkb:The_Scent_of_the_Night
gptkb:To_Each_His_Own
A Man's Place
The Croce and the Shadow
The Hunter of the Dark
The Stone of Patience