num_pages: 285
description: Lampedusa's masterpiece, one of the finest works of twentieth century fiction, is set amongst an aristocratic family, facing social and political changes in the wake of Garibaldi's invasion of Sicily in 1860. At the head of the family is the prince, Don Fabrizio. Proud and stubborn, he is accustomed to knowing his own place in the world and expects his household to run accordingly. He is aware of the changes which are rapidly making men historically obsolete but he remains attached to the old ways. His favourite nephew, Tancredi, may be an ardent supporter of Garibaldi and may later marry outside his class, but Don Fabrizio will make few accommodations for the modern world. Containing, for the first time in any language, the full original text, Tomasi di Lampedusa's classic tale lovingly memorialises the details of a vanishing world while retaining its melancholic and ironic sense of time passing and the frailty of human emotions.
language: English
title: The Leopard
titlecomplete: The Leopard
characters: Fabrizio Corbera, Principe di Salina, Concetta Corbera, Angelica Sedàra, Francesco Paolo Corbera, Tancredi Falconeri
genres: Classics, Italian Literature, Historical, Italy, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 35131
places: Sicily, Italy, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
awards: awardedAt: -347126400000
name: Premio Strega
category: جائزة لوستريغا
publisher: Signet