
The Leopard
A Novel
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Paul Woodson
Set in the 1860s, The Leopard tells the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution. The dramatic sweep and richness of observation, the seamless intertwining of public and private worlds, and the grasp of human frailty imbue The Leopard with its particular melancholy beauty and power, and place it among the greatest historical novels of our time.
Although Giuseppe di Lampedusa had long had the book in mind, he began writing it only in his late fifties; he died at age sixty, soon after the manuscript was rejected as unpublishable. In his introduction, Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, Lampedusa's nephew, gives us a detailed history of the initial publication and the various editions that followed. And he includes passages Lampedusa wrote for the book that were omitted by the original Italian editors.
Here, finally, is the definitive edition of this brilliant and timeless novel.
©1960 William Collins & Co. Ltd. and Random House, Inc.; copyright renewed 1988 by William Collins PLC and Random House, Inc.; translation of foreword and appendix copyright 2007 by Guido Waldman (P)2022 TantorListeners also enjoyed...




















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Brilliant painting and metaphorist
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Timeless
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It was like a history of Sicily with lots of heart
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Loved the writing....
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It's helpful to know a little history coming into this, but it's not necessary.
So good
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Beautiful story, romantic and historical Sicily
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Wonderful book
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I never tire of listening to this
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Beautiful and moving insight on a now lost 19th century world
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Enlightening Read!
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