Books set in Sardegna

48 books and other written works set here; ordered by Italian Wikipedia lookups, not readers or sales.

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1NuoroIl giorno del giudizio2
2AggiusIl muto di Gallura1
3AsinaraPiù alto del mare1
4BarbagiaSonetàula1
5FonniCenere1
6GaltellìCanne al vento1
7OrgosoloBanditi a Orgosolo1
8SassariI casi del capitano Flores. Killer presunto1
9VillacidroPaese d'ombre1

Relief: Copernicus EU-DEM (modified; not endorsed by the European Union) and ETOPO1. Boundaries: Natural Earth. Settings: Wikidata and Italian and English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Sources

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Accabadoraby Michela Murgia · 2009
#1209avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Canne al ventoby Grazia Deledda · 1913 · Galtellì
#298.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Ascolta il mio cuoreby Bianca Pitzorno · 1991
#336.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Il muto di Galluraby Enrico Costa · 1885 · Aggius
#431.8avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Cenereby Grazia Deledda · 1904 · Fonni
#522.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Padre padroneby Gavino Ledda · 1975
#621.5avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Il giorno del giudizioby Salvatore Satta · 1977 · Nuoro
#720.9avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Elias Portoluby Grazia Deledda · 1900
#816.3avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
Mal di pietreby Milena Agus · 2006
#912.8avg. daily Wikipedia article visits
La madreby Grazia Deledda · 1920
#1011.4avg. daily Wikipedia article visits

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