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Death of a Prince
Series: ERIS gems
Brief Description
Death of a Prince by Lampedusa offers a poignant exploration of mortality and the inevitable passage of time. In a dreamlike final reckoning, Don Fabrizio dies as he lived: proud, weary, and beyond the world of ordinary men. "He had always known that the stars would...
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Death of a Prince
In this dreamlike final reckoning, Don Fabrizio dies as he lived: proud, weary, and beyond the world of ordinary men.
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Description
Death of a Prince by Lampedusa offers a poignant exploration of mortality and the inevitable passage of time. In a dreamlike final reckoning, Don Fabrizio dies as he lived: proud, weary, and beyond the world of ordinary men.
"He had always known that the stars would be of gold and that the heavens would revolve in silence." Dust in the afternoon light captures the essence of this reflective narrative.
Lampedusa renders death not as rupture but as a slow, exquisite fade—an aristocrat's farewell to an age losing its grip.
Series: ERIS gems
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781967751174
Publisher: ERIS
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 18 November 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: ERIS
DIMENSIONS
Width: 109.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 24
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About the Author
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896–1957) was a Sicilian prince, scholar, and solitary novelist who wrote only one book—and changed Italian literature forever. The Leopard, published posthumously, is an elegy for a dying aristocracy and a meditation on time, memory, and quiet extinction.
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