FICCIóN, HISTORIA Y VERDAD: ESTUDIO DE LA INTERTEXTUALIDAD EN LA SCOMPARSA DI MAJORANA DE LEONARDO SCIASCIA

the paper examines the variety and abundance of intertextual references present in ‘the mystery of majorana’ (1975), a narrative research (racconto-inchiesta) in which the sicilian writer leonardo sciascia reconstructs a historical event: the disappearance in 1938 of the scientist ettore majorana. sciascia does so not only with the help of historical sources and documents, but also literary motifs and devices, because he is convinced that literature, understood as a space where truth takes place, helps to illuminate reality.