{"product_id":"lampedusa-by-steven-price-9781529019650","title":"Lampedusa","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/em\u003e by Steven Price was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSet in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price's \u003cem\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/em\u003e explores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1955, Giuseppe Tomasi was diagnosed with advanced emphysema; shortly after, he began work on a novel that would fail to be published before his death four years later. When \u003cem\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/em\u003e at last appeared, it won Italy's Strega Prize, and became the greatest Italian novel of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAdhering intensely to the facts of Lampedusa's life, but moving deep into the mind of the author, \u003cem\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/em\u003e inhabits the complicated interior of a man facing down the end of his life, struggling to make something of lasting worth, while there is still time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A masterful storyteller, Price conjures Tomasi with language and images that evocatively fix him and his distant world indelibly in our minds.' — Jury Citation, Scotiabank Giller Prize\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'The prose is superbly controlled, richly textured, brimming with wise and lyrical insights that make it a worthy heir to its mighty predecessor.' — New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'[a] brooding, beautiful book' — Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A lyrical and sensitive portrait of a man nearing the end of his life.' — Kirkus Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Readers will savor this rich look at Italian history.' — Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most powerful depictions of the creative act, and its roots in the wounds of the soul, that a reader is likely to encounter. . . . \u003cem\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/em\u003e is a marvel, a strange, wonderful, and utterly unforgettable book.' — Toronto Star\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48242774278380,"sku":"9781529019650","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529019650-lampedusa-1.jpg?v=1787976157","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/lampedusa-by-steven-price-9781529019650","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}