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A bitter-sweet tale of quiet lives in the small and apparently timeless world of mid-19th century Sicilian nobility. Through the eyes of his princely protagonist, the author chronicles the details of an aristocratic, pastoral society, torn apart by revolution, death and decay.

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The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa

In the spring of 1860, Fabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of acres and hundreds of people, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendour and squalor. Then comes Garibaldi's landing in Sicily and the Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them. W. Somerset Maugham is the Introducer to this beautiful Everyman's Library edition.
Perhaps the greatest novel of the century -- LP. Hartley
The poetry of Lampedusa's novel flows into the Sicilian countryside...a work of great artistry' -- Peter Ackroyd
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa was a Sicilian nobleman, Duke of Parma and Prince of Lampedusa. He was born in Palermo in 1896 and died in Rome in 1957. He lived the life of a literary dilettante, was familiar with the great literatures of the world, and was widely travelled. Much of Lampedusa's other work is collected in The Siren and Other Writings.
SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9781857150230
ISBN 10 1857150236
Titre The Leopard
Auteur Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Série Everyman's Library Classics
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Hardback
Éditeur Everyman
Année de publication 1991-09-26
Nombre de pages 304
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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