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The Leopard

by Giuseppe T. Di Lampedusa

Published: 1991
Paperback : 320 pages

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A classic of modern fiction. Set in the 1860s, THE LEOPARD is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and ...

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A classic of modern fiction. Set in the 1860s, THE LEOPARD is the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution.

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by Caffa M. (see profile) 02/16/24

The Leopard is the story of the end of the Italian aristocracy, the abuses of the Catholic Church at the end of the 19th or early 20th century, and the love within a family.

by Anjula A. (see profile) 06/03/21

This book was Lampedusa’s only novel and was rejected by the first two publishers, it was subsequently published posthumously. The book follows Don Fabrizio who is an old-fashioned conserv... (read more)

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