The Leopard

Resumen del libro

The Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a shared literary treasury It is the spring of 1869 and there is talk of revolution in Sicily, by day the rattle of firing squads and by night the flickering lights of bonfires lit by rebel bands. Prince Fabrizio knows that beneath these outward signs of transformation, the sensuality, languor and corruption of his native land will never change. But can his family's ancient power endure? Lampedusa's macabre myth remains astounding relevant, reflecting any modern edifice of power and money just as surely as it shows us a corner of Italy long ago.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (Palermo, 1896 - Roma 1957) pertenecía a una familia aristocrática, participó en dos guerras mundiales y viajó extensamente por Europa. Decidió dedicarse a la literatura en los dos últimos años de su vida y escribió El Gatopardo, su única novela, publicada póstumamente en 1958, galardonada con el Premio Strega y convertida en una de las obras imprescindibles del canon novelístico del siglo XX.x{0026}lt;/p x{0026}lt;p Private Collection - Bridgeman Images.x{0026}lt;/p