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The Leopard
Series: Pushkin Press Classics
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In the dark heart of Sicily, Fabrizio, the formidable Prince of Salina, rules over his kingdom. Known as The Leopard, his power extends from the opulent drawing rooms of Villa Salina to his vast acres of land, and some say even to the stars themselves. But...
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The Leopard
A new translation of one of Italy's best-selling classic novels of all time, a sumptuous portrait of the Sicilian aristocracy in their twilight days on the eve of unification
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In the dark heart of Sicily, Fabrizio, the formidable Prince of Salina, rules over his kingdom. Known as The Leopard, his power extends from the opulent drawing rooms of Villa Salina to his vast acres of land, and some say even to the stars themselves.
But in the year 1860, change is in the air. With Garibaldi's red shirts marching towards Palermo, and Fabrizio's own upstart nephew defecting to the cause, the family matriarch is faced with a choice. To hold on to the noble, crumbling institutions of old or welcome in a new Italy?
Exquisite in detail and told in a magisterial new translation, The Leopard is an ode to the last days of the Sicilian aristocracy, mercilessly capturing the decadence and decay of a social class faced with its own extinction.
Series: Pushkin Press Classics
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781805331889
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 December 2024
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Pushkin Press
Contributors:
- Translated by Ralph Nisbet
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 256
About the Author
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) was an Italian author, Duke of Palma, and last Prince of Lampedusa. He is most famous for his only novel, Il gattopardo, which was first published posthumously in 1958 and topped the bestseller lists internationally. Born to the Sicilian aristocracy at a time when his family's fortunes were in sharp decline, Lampedusa served as an artillery officer during World War I. A taciturn and solitary aristocrat, he devoted much of his time to books and was a prolific reader in several languages.
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