The revolution of the moon
By: Andrea Camilleri ; translated by Stephen Sartarelli
Contributors: Sartarelli, Stephen, 1954- translator
Publisher: Europa Editions
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781609453916
Subjects: Fiction; History
Work titles: Rivoluzione della luna
Description: Sicily, April 16 1677. From his deathbed, Charles III's viceroy, Anielo de Guzmán y Carafa, marquis of Castle Rodrigo, names his wife, Doña Eleonora, as his successor. Eleonora de Moura is a highly intelligent and capable woman who immediately applies her political acumen to heal the scarred soul of Palermo, a city afflicted by poverty, misery, and the frequent uprisings they entail.The Marquise implements measures that include lowering the price of bread, reducing taxes for large families, re-opening women's care facilities, and establishing stipends for young couples wishing to marry, all measures that were considered seditious by the conservative city fathers and by the Church. The machinations of powerful men soon result in Doña Eleonora, whom the Church sees as a dangerous revolutionary, being recalled to Spain. Her rule lasted 27 days, one cycle of the moon.
Notes: Translation from the Italian of: Rivoluzione della luna.