“Camilleri, master of the detective novel” – The death of Andrea Camilleri is covered in all the leading international media. The creator of “the acclaimed Inspector Montalbano detective novels,” (July 17 in Reuters – Andrea Camilleri, author of Inspector Montalbano novels, dies at 93; L’Orient le Jour – Décès de l’écrivain sicilien Andrea Camilleri, père du commissaire Montalbano; Die Zeit: Schriftsteller Andrea Camilleri gestorben; Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung – Andrea Camilleri ist tot; Sueddeutsche Zeitung – Italienischer Autor Andrea Camilleri gestorben) who gained an international audience and quickly found fans, including among book critics” (The New York Times, July 17 – Andrea Camilleri, Author of Inspector Montalbano Novels, Dies at 93*) is remembered for his “rich language” capable of becoming “a literary genre unto itself” (Le Monde, July 17 – Mort d’Andrea Camilleri, père du « giallo », le polar à l’italienne*), a mixture of Italian and Sicilian that allowed the author to sell “more than 10m books” (The Guardian, July 17 – Andrea Camilleri obituary). Other articles recall him as “one of the world’s greatest exponents of noir” (El Mundo, July 17 – Muere Andrea Camilleri a los 93 años, padre del comisario Montalbano),” among the most successful Italian writers” (Expansion, July 17 – Muere el escritor italiano Andrea Camilleri), and “the most read in Italy” (El País, July 17 – Muere el escritor Andrea Camilleri).
El País dwells not only on Camilleri’s ability to recreate “a whole universe in a small town in Sicily” (July 17 – Todo el universo en un pueblo de Sicilia), but also recalls the success of the television series based on his novels, “capable of influencing the daily life of Italians” (July 17 – El éxito del Montalbano televisivo que ‘cena’ con los italianos), while also publishing a photo gallery to mark the writer’s life through various images (July 17 – La vida de Andrea Camilleri, en imágenes).
Lifestyle – In luxury, The New York Times reports on the possible return to the Bourse of Ferretti, the yacht group that “is hoping to fetch multiples similar to those of luxury car makers Ferrari” (July 16 – Italian Yacht Maker Ferretti Seen Launching IPO Process After Summer-Source*), while The New York Times Magazine reveals the “secret of spaghetti al pomodoro” in the recipe of the CEO Pellicano Hotels, Marie Louise Sciò (July 16 – One Italian’s Take on Classic Spaghetti al Pomodoro*). Lastly, Der Standard also devotes space to a recipe for Torta Biancaneve, with whipped cream, raspberries, chocolate, and sponge cake (July 16 – Torta Biancaneve: Märchenhafter Kuchen).
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