Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
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| Title | : | The Leopard |
| Author | : | Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 319 pages |
| Published | : | November 6th 2007 by Pantheon (first published October 25th 1958) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. Italy. European Literature. Italian Literature |
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The Leopard is a story of a decadent and dying aristocracy threatened by the forces of revolution and democracy. Set against the political upheavals of Italy in the 1860s, it focuses on Don Fabrizio, a Sicilian prince of immense sensual appetites, wealth, and great personal magnetism. Around this powerful figure swirls a glittering array of characters: a Bourbon king, liberals and pseudo liberals, peasants and millionaires.Mention Books In Pursuance Of The Leopard
| Original Title: | Il Gattopardo |
| ISBN: | 0679731210 (ISBN13: 9780679731214) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Fabrizio Corbera, Principe di Salina, Tancredi Falconeri, Angelica Sedà ra, Francesco Paolo Corbera, Concetta Corbera |
| Setting: | Sicily,1865(Italy) |
| Literary Awards: | Premio Strega for جائزة لوستريغا (1959) |
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Ratings: 4 From 21470 Users | 1639 ReviewsEvaluation Containing Books The Leopard
I read this great book many years ago but still can remember that superb atmosphere of long gone glory. Everything is in decay, a once proud aristocrat (the leopard) got old, time overtook him. Here his long life passes in review. And in the end? Well, the book has one of the greatest and most melancholic endings ever. Absolutely recommended. A modern classic!A book full of the deepest melancholy and feelings of loss, poetic language and irony. I loved this book. Other people have written beautiful reviews about it, to which I have nothing to add. I refer in particular to the review of Jeffrey Keeten or the review in Dutch of Sini. Both reflect my sentiments completely.
Last summer I actually got some good reading done. I had been plagued with seeing The Leopard by Lampedusa in various bookstores in Italy, but did not really know what it was about aside from the reunification of Italy in the late 19th C. I read Midnight in Sicily by Peter Robb and in the 4th chapter of that book, he talked about the book and I was hooked. I scoured about 4 bookstores in Sicily before finally finding a translation into French and I dove in headfirst. What an incredible read! I
This book deserves 5 stars for the writing3 for the wasted potential2 for all the characters whose story didn't get told5 for Don Fabrizio, Prince of Salina, undoubtedly one of Literature's Great Characters.
So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen. Matthew 20:16The Leopard is a novel about the first becoming last and the last firstPlants were growing in thick disorder on the reddish clay; flowers sprouted in all directions, and the myrtle hedges seemed put there to prevent movement rather than guide it. At the end a statue of Flora speckled with yellow-black lichen exhibited her centuries-old charms with an air of resignation; on each side were benches
468. Il Gattopardo = The Leopard, Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaPublished: 1958Most of the novel is set during the time of the Italian unification, specifically during the period when Giuseppe Garibaldi, the hero of Italian unification, swept through Sicily with his forces, known as The Thousand. The plot focuses upon the aristocratic Salina family, which is headed by the stoic Prince Fabrizio, a consummate womanizer who foresees the upcoming downfall of his family and the nobility in Italy as a
You have a stable job. You own your house. You drive your own car. Your daughter is studying in an exclusive school. You can buy any book you take fancy on. You can dine at any restaurant anytime. You can buy any clothes you want. In short, you have a comfortable life. What if all these are taken away from you? Lets say your company closes shop? What if you are stricken with cancer and you have to spend millions for your operation? What if you run over a man who is crossing the street on one
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