lampedusa, Giuseppe di

The Leopard

The Folio Society, 1988. Indb., meegt flot eks. i kassette.

Giuseppe di lampedusa: The Leopard.
the story of Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina a 19th century Sicilian nobleman caught in the midst of democracy and revolution. As a result, the Prince´s position in the island´s class system is eroded by newly moneyed peasants and ´shabby minor gentry´. As the novel progresses, the Prince is forced to choose between compromising his loyalty to tradition and accepting the decline of his family's influence. Meanwhile, the novel develops themes relating to the moral decadence common among all classes and the futility of greed.
Drawings by Ian Ribbons.

lampedusa, Giuseppe di

The Leopard

Bestillingsnummer: DAB 830-3643