by Andrew and Suzanne Edwards

In the course of researching the works of authors concerned with matters Sicilian, be they foreigners or native-born and bred, we are constantly dismayed at the ratio between men and women. Readers will not need telling in whose favour that ratio falls.

As we're not only talking about islanders, but the literary world as a whole, this doesn't just tell the story of gender disparities in the Sicilian world of letters, but indicates societal issues much further afield. This makes one of us rather frustrated at such domination in an area of endeavour that needs to hear the female voice, and the other somewhat shamefaced.

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Source: http://www.timesofsicily.com/