Andrea Camilleri: reviews, quotes, works

Andrea Camilleri

Writer

Forfans of crime fiction, italian literature enthusiasts, and newcomers curious about montalbano and sicilian noir.
4 Reviews 2 Definitions 1 Charts

The Profile

Andrea Camilleri (1925–2019) was an Italian author and screenwriter, creator of Commissario Salvo Montalbano. His novels, often set in Sicily and blending Italian with local dialect, made him one of Italy’s most read contemporary writers.

Born in Porto Empedocle, Sicily; creator of the fictional town Vigata; many books published by Sellerio Editore; the Montalbano series inspired the TV show Il commissario Montalbano.

Four reviews spotlight Camilleri’s range: a taut Montalbano case (Il metodo Catalanotti), the ingenious early novel Il Corso Delle Cose, and the demanding yet rewarding Dentro il labirinto. There’s also a lively Camilleri-style biography of Luigi Pirandello. Across them, readers praise the Sicilian setting, dialect-inflected voice, and sly humor.

Notable Quotes

❝ An engaging, entertaining, and captivating novel.

❝ Newspapers are only good to take to the bathroom; you read them and then wipe your behind with them.

❝ Because a reality was not given to us nor is there;
but we must create it for ourselves if we want to be;
and it will never be one forever,
but constantly and infinitely changeable.