The Leopard
- Authors
- Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi di
- Publisher
- Harvill Secker
- ISBN
- 9781846553912
- Date
- 1958-10-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.90 MB
- Lang
- en
The Leopard is a story of a decadent and dying aristocracy threatened by the forces of revolution and democracy. Set against the political upheavals of Italy in the 1860s, it focuses on Don Fabrizio, a Sicilian prince of immense sensual appetites, wealth, and great personal magnetism. Around this powerful figure swirls a glittering array of characters: a Bourbon king, liberals and pseudo liberals, peasants and millionaires.