The Leopard
Hardback Published on: 26/09/1991
Price: £16.99
Synopsis
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.
Publisher information
- Publisher: Everyman
- ISBN: 9781857150230
- Number of pages: 304
- Dimensions: 210 x 133 x 19 mm
- Weight: 373g
- Languages: English
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The Leopard
A very important book. Easy to read in spite of the many Italian names. A very good insight into the final stages of the unification of Italy.
Magnum Opus
Undoubtedly a magnum opus. Lampedusa produces a pulsating, vibrant, rigorous and dynamic evocation of Sicily amidst the tempestuous backdrop of Italian uni... READ MORE
Sicily revisited
An extra-ordinary, beautifully written if slightly unbalanced book which shares values with Waugh's Brideshead Revisited as both nostalgically chronicle th... READ MORE
Slow burner but some wonderful rich prose
It took me a little while to settle in to this but I loved it by halfway through. It is so beautifully written and richly descriptive of both the physical ... READ MORE
Dull.
Sorry to say, I found it pretty dull. No doubt it contains much of historical interest for those who want that sort of thing, but for me the plotting and t... READ MORE