The Leopard
Author: Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
An alternate cover edition can be found here.Set in the 1860s, The Leopard 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 The Leopard with its p….Read More
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