Words Are Stones: Impressions Of Sicily

'Carlo Levi is a witness to another world within our world' --Italo Calvino

'In Levi's work everything is harmonised and held together. He is a doctor, a writer and an artist for one reason only: his immense respect for life' --Jean-Paul Sartre

'It is brilliantly written journalism...Signor Levi's strength lies in his power of visual description...The book will be equally welcome to those who know nothing about Sicily and to those who already know a little: to the former, because it will open their eyes to much that they might otherwise overlook; to the latter, because it will time and again give them small but pleasurable shocks of recognition' --Times Literary Supplement

Over the course of a number of years, Italian writer Carlo Levi made three separate journeys to Sicily. He went on to chronicle his travels, penning a number of short essays and capturing in miniature the essence of Sicilian life: its traditions, culture and breathtaking landscape. Bringing his writings together in one comprehensive volume - Words are Stones - Levi offers a rare and insightful glimpse into an island whose people, though marred by poverty and backwardness, retained a generosity and graciousness of spirit - even in the face of hardship, political upheaval and murder.