Re: [Marxism] Percentage of young people who say they are Catholic drops drastically in Spain

[Greg McDonald <sabocat59@xxxxxxx>]

I'd have to agree with David on his point re: Italy and the rise in  
racist and anti-immigrant sentiment there. It seems to be really out  
of control. for an interesting read on the subject, check out  
"Involuntary Witness", by Gianrico Carofiglio.

Synopsis from the net:

"A nine-year-old boy is found murdered at the bottom of a well near a  
popular beach resort in southern Italy. In what looks like a hopeless  
case for Guido Guerrieri, counsel for the defence, a Senegalese  
peddler is accused of the crime. Faced with small-town racism fuelled  
by the recent immigration from Africa, Guido attempts to exploit the  
esoteric workings of the Italian courts. More than a perfectly paced  
legal thriller, this relentless suspense novel transcends the genre.  
A powerful attack on racism, and a fascinating insight into the  
Italian judicial process, it is also an affectionate portrait of a  
deeply humane hero."

In real life the author is an anti-mafia judge in Bari.  His main  
character, Guido G., is a self-described "man of the left". I  
immensely enjoyed all three of his novels. Because of the author's  
real-life understanding of the Italian judicial system, the quickly  
paced and sophisticated court-room drama is unlike anything I've come  
across in fiction. It's like a much more intelligent and left-wing  
version of Perry Mason.

Greg McDonald

p.s. his work is put out by Bitter Lemon press, which also publishes  
Leonardo Padura Fuentes'  work.

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