193. Capricious Tales From Malta
Aleks Farrugia
Capricious Tales from Malta – A History in its making is a collection of
twenty short stories by Aleks Farrugia that take the reader through the course
of Maltese history in a bid to understand what being Maltese is all about. The
collection begins during the temple building era in prehistory and moves on to
the transition from the Carthaginian to the Roman period. It explores the
origins of Christianity, the Arab rule, the Norman conquest, the inquisition, the
Great Siege of 1565, the rule of the Knights of Malta, the Napoleonic
conquest and the Maltese revolt, the British colonial period, independence,
life within the European Union and a story about the future, exploring themes
of race and multiculturalism. The stories speak about love, revenge,
brotherhood, death, gender, freedom and family. They seek to provide the
reader with different, often contradicting, points of view. Some of the tales
have a light humorous touch, sometimes they verge on the satirical; others
are more dramatic. The reader will find each story to be unique, in setting,
tone and characterisation, bringing together different actors from around the
Mediterranean and beyond.
Capricious Tales from Malta – A History in its making is a collection of
twenty short stories by Aleks Farrugia that take the reader through the course
of Maltese history in a bid to understand what being Maltese is all about. The
collection begins during the temple building era in prehistory and moves on to
the transition from the Carthaginian to the Roman period. It explores the
origins of Christianity, the Arab rule, the Norman conquest, the inquisition, the
Great Siege of 1565, the rule of the Knights of Malta, the Napoleonic
conquest and the Maltese revolt, the British colonial period, independence,
life within the European Union and a story about the future, exploring themes
of race and multiculturalism. The stories speak about love, revenge,
brotherhood, death, gender, freedom and family. They seek to provide the
reader with different, often contradicting, points of view. Some of the tales
have a light humorous touch, sometimes they verge on the satirical; others
are more dramatic. The reader will find each story to be unique, in setting,
tone and characterisation, bringing together different actors from around the
Mediterranean and beyond.