The leopard

Tomasi, di Lampedusa, G

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Lampedusa’s masterpiece is set amongst an aristocratic family facing social and political changes in the wake of Garibaldi’s invasion of Sicily in 1860. At the head of the family is the prince, Don Fabrizio. Proud and stubborn, he is accustomed to knowing his own place in the world and expects his household to be run accordingly.

ISBN: 9781784879648 Category:

Description

A beautiful hardback edition of the great Italian classic.

‘Historical fiction at its best’ The Week

It is the spring of 1869 and there is talk of revolution in Sicily.

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.

But then comes Garibaldi’s landing on the Scicilian coast.

As Garibaldi’s forces press inland, the Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them.

‘Every once in a while…one stumbles on a book or a writer, and the impact is like an indelible mark. Lampedusa’s The Leopard, his only novel, and a masterpiece, is such a work’ Independent

‘The poetry of Lampedusa’s novel flows into the Sicilian countryside…a work of great artistry’ Peter Ackroyd

Vintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful

Additional information

Weight 0.334 kg
Dimensions 20.4 × 13.8 × 2.7 cm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

272

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

853.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K

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