The Leopard

Everyman's Library, UK, 1998. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover. 203 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Everyman's Library, UK, 1998. Reprint. *** CONDITION: The book itself is in near fine condition and comes in near fine dust jacket. More specifically: Corners of boards are lightly bumped. Edges of dust jacket have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die; ISBN/EAN: 9781857150230. Inventory No: 24020098.. 9781857150230