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Sicily has suffered 13 foreign dominations from which she has taken both the best and the worst. The sequence of different cultures has made Sicily a fascinating place, quite unlike any other.

Andrea Camilleri

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Andrea Camilleri
Age: 93 †
Born: 1925
Born: September 6
Died: 2019
Died: July 17
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