The Last Leopard
A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Published on 1. December 2012
252 pages
978-1-78060-015-4 (ISBN)
Description
In 1957, Giuseppe Tomasi, the last Prince of the Sicilian Lampedusa family, died impoverished and unknown, leaving behind the manuscript of a book he had recently finished. The following year the book, The Leopard, was published in Italy and has since been widely translated and recognized as one of the great novels of the twentieth century. For over a quarter of a century, the reclusive man’s papers were hidden from the public, until David Gilmour was befriended by Lampedusa’s adopted son. From letters, diaries and notebooks, Gilmour has brought to life the unlikely character of this enigmatic genius, and his milieu in Sicily and Europe. The Last Leopard is a fascinating meditation on what makes a writer and a masterpiece.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
File size
9,47 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-78060-015-4 (9781780600154)
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07/2008
Eland Publishing Ltd
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Note on Translations
- Dedication
- Family Tree
- Map
- Foreword: In Search of Lampedusa
- Foreword to the Fifth Edition
- 1: The Inheritance
- 2: A Sicilian Childhood
- 3: The War and Fascism
- 4: The Wanderer in England
- 5: A Baltic Marriage
- 6: The Troubles of Don Giuseppe
- 7: At Home in the Via Butera
- 8: The Consolation of Literature
- 9: The Reluctant Writer
- 10: Vocation and Commitment
- 11: Death and Redemption
- 12: The Solitude of Don Fabrizio
- 13: The Leopard's Sicily
- 14: Il caso Lampedusa
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Plates
- Copyright
