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promising principles upon which the Sicilian character is built: family, respect, honor, hard work, steadfast condemnation of abuse, corruption and arrogance and a firm belief in the ultimate success of human ability.
Finally, Mondello’s book reveals the spirit of Augustinian historicism based on memory and expectations permeated with classical Sicilian Verismo.
Pellegrino Nazzaro
Professor of History
Rochester Institute of Technology