Novel
Aħna Sinjuri
Not translated into English
Joseph J. Camilleri · 1965
Synopsis
A novel in Maltese, published in 1965 and reissued in 1991. Neither its plot nor its characters are known.
Context
The novel appeared in 1965, the year in which the author also published, with other poets, the anthology Kwartett, and was reissued in 1991. Camilleri belonged to the Moviment Qawmien Letterarju, a movement for the renewal of Maltese letters. Patrick J. Sammut, who paid tribute to him in 2012, lists eleven novels by him and a large number of other works, on history, folklore and the island's environment.
Who it is for
For approaching fiction in Maltese in the middle of the last century, through a prolific author.
Prizes and reception
No review has been found; Patrick J. Sammut praises in 2012 the scope and diversity of his work.