‘The Lions of Sicily’ …Drama of Poverty and Wealth

‘The Lions of Sicily’ …Drama of Poverty and Wealth

Al Arabi Publishing and Distribution, Cairo, has released an Arabic translation of “The Lions of Sicily”, a novel by Stefania Auci. Translated by Egyptian Leila al-Badri, the novel tells a decade-worth of stories about a El Florio family, which lived fame, wealth, power, love, betrayal, secrets, and revenge.

From the early 19th century till the 1930s, the members of El Florio family were the trade lords of Sicily. In their beginnings, they were poor spice vendors, then worked in tuna fishing, sulfur trade, metal molding and many other emerging industries at the time, which made them the lions of the famous Italian province.

The writer takes her readers in a trip throughout the personal history of the Sicilian family, starting with Paolo, founder of the Florio empire, his son, and his grandson, who wasted the family’s fortune on partying. After showcasing the family’s stubborn, rude men, who often find themselves forced to chose between ambition and sacrifice, the novelist shed lights on El Florio’s tough and decisive women, tender mothers, attractive lovers, and wounded wives who are looking for a place in this world.

Italian writer and Novelist, Stefania Auci was born in 1974 in the city of Trapani. After she graduated law