Salvo Montalbano [SEP] creator
Salvo Montalbano
Inspector Salvo Montalbano (Italian: commissario Salvo Montalbano) is a fictional detective created by Italian writer Andrea Camilleri in a series of novels and short stories.
Overview.
The fractious detective's character and manner encapsulate much of Sicilian mythology and astute detective work. The original books are written in a mixture of Italian, strict Sicilian, and a Sicilianized Italian.
Although the Inspector Montalbano series of novels is staged in the Sicilian context, Camilleri uncompromisingly confronts many contemporary political and social problems. The novels were
Montalbano
The term Montalbano can refer to:
- Montalbano, Tuscany, a mountain chain in Tuscany among the provinces of Pistoia, Prato and Firenze
- Bartolomeo Montalbano, Italian Baroque musician
- Rose Montalbano, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
- Montalbano Elicona, a "comune" (municipality) in Sicily, Italy
- Montalbano Jonico, a "comune" (municipality) in Basilicata, Italy
- Salvo Montalbano, fictional Sicilian detective
- "Inspector Montalbano" (TV series)