Game of Mirrors by Andrea CamilleriMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I read a couple of Inspector Montalbano mysteries many years ago and quite enjoyed them. Game of Mirrors proved to be no exception. I love how Camilleri conjures up Sicilian life with just a few carefully chosen words, most of them describing—no, detailing—food. It occurred to me whilst reading this that a translator’s job cannot be an easy one. There’s a lot of verbal humour here that would probably be lost in a straightforward rendering of the text, and I think Stephen Sartarelli, who translated the book into English, has done Camilleri proud (Catarella’s speeches and Prosecutor Tommaseo’s singing the whole scale are two fine examples).
But that’s just my own humble opinion…what do you think? Do let me know! Read for the Crime & Thrillers reading group that I attend at Canada Water Library, and for my 2016 Goodreads reading challenge.
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