{"product_id":"the-leopard-paperback","title":"The Leopard - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGiuseppe Di Lampedusa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the 1860s, \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003ci\u003e The Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e with its particular melancholy beauty and power, and place it among the greatest historical novels of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, finally, is the definitive edition of this brilliant and timeless novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGIUSEPPE DI LAMPEDUSA\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Sicily in 1896 and died in 1957. \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e was his only novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134124068999,"sku":"9780375714795","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6f5c21d8be6091c674be13748c2f94f5.webp?v=1732639298","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-leopard-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}