{"product_id":"9781784879648","title":"The Leopard : Vintage Quarterbound Classics","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Di Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 4 April 2024 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Vintage Quarterbound Classics' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e204 x 137 x 26 | 324g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA beautiful hardback edition of the great Italian classic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Historical fiction at its best' The WeekIt is the spring of 1869 and there is talk of revolution in Sicily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFabrizio, the charismatic Prince of Salina, still rules over thousands of acres and hundreds of people, including his own numerous family, in mingled splendour and squalor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut then comes Garibaldi's landing on the Scicilian coast.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Garibaldi's forces press inland, the Prince must decide whether to resist the forces of change or come to terms with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Every once in a while...one stumbles on a book or a writer, and the impact is like an indelible mark. Lampedusa's The Leopard, his only novel, and a masterpiece, is such a work' Independent'The poetry of Lampedusa's novel flows into the Sicilian countryside...a work of great artistry' Peter AckroydVintage Quarterbound Classics: Bound to be beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cobham Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55491191472514,"sku":"9781784879648","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/4567\/2367\/files\/9781784879648.jpg?v=1753741387","url":"https:\/\/www.cobhambooks.live\/products\/9781784879648","provider":"Cobham Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}