{"product_id":"the-leopard-9780375714795","title":"The Leopard","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW A NETFLIX SERIES - In this powerful novel, an aristocratic family grapples with societal upheaval and personal struggles against the backdrop of sweeping historical change. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A majestic, melancholy, and beautiful novel.\"\u003ci\u003e--The New Yorker - \u003c\/i\u003e\"A masterwork . . . A superb novel\u003ci\u003e.\"--Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ein 1860s Sicily, Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina, remains skeptical and stoic as he faces civil war and his family's loss of wealth and status. The prince's favorite nephew, Tancredi, who opportunistically supports the unification efforts, marries Angelica, a beautiful woman from a lower social class, to secure his future. This marriage symbolizes the shifting social order and the decline of the aristocracy. As Don Fabrizio struggles to adapt, he retreats into his love of astronomy, finding solace in the unchanging stars while his world crumbles around him. Ultimately, he must decide to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGiuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, the last in a line of Sicilian princes, drew inspiration from his own family's decline to write this novel in the 1950s. The dramatic sweep and richness of Lampedusa's observation, his seamless intertwining of public and private worlds, and his sure grasp of human frailty imbue \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard \u003c\/i\u003ewith beauty and power.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Giuseppe Di Lampedusa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375714795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/2013 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Giuseppe Di Lampedusa \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47280826876061,"sku":"9780375714795","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3c02b721-bd8b-4a93-9d20-faba67baab4b.jpg?v=1759921947","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-leopard-9780375714795","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}