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The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
David Gilmour
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Description for The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Paperback. Aims to unearth the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the novels of the twentieth century. This book stands as a meditation on what it is that makes a writer. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 2ADT; BGL; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
David Gilmour's biography of Giuseppe di Lampedusa unearths the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the great novels of the twentieth century. A book whose imagery, once tasted, haunts the reader forever. "The Leopard" describes the golden era of the nineteenth-century Sicily in all its sensual, fading, aristocratic glory. But beneath the surface lurk Sicily's millenial contagions - corruption, brutality and inequality. Who wrote this masterpiece, this work of art? the answer is as unlikely as one might hope. This is a fascinating meditation on what it is that makes a writer.
David Gilmour's biography of Giuseppe di Lampedusa unearths the life story of the creator of "The Leopard", one of the great novels of the twentieth century. A book whose imagery, once tasted, haunts the reader forever. "The Leopard" describes the golden era of the nineteenth-century Sicily in all its sensual, fading, aristocratic glory. But beneath the surface lurk Sicily's millenial contagions - corruption, brutality and inequality. Who wrote this masterpiece, this work of art? the answer is as unlikely as one might hope. This is a fascinating meditation on what it is that makes a writer.
Product Details
Publisher
Eland Books
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
354g
Number of Pages
334
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780955010514
SKU
V9780955010514
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