{"product_id":"the-leopard-9780375714795","title":"The Leopard","description":"\u003cp\u003eSet in the 1860s, \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e tells the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution. The dramatic sweep and richness of observation, the seamless intertwining of public and private worlds, and the grasp of human frailty imbue\u003ci\u003e The Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e with its particular melancholy beauty and power, and place it among the greatest historical novels of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Giuseppe di Lampedusa had long had the book in mind, he began writing it only in his late fifties; he died at age sixty, soon after the manuscript was rejected as unpublishable. In his introduction, Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi, Lampedusa's nephew, gives us a detailed history of the initial publication and the various editions that followed. And he includes passages Lampedusa wrote for the book that were omitted by the original Italian editors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, finally, is the definitive edition of this brilliant and timeless novel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e(Translated from the Italian by Archibald Colquhoun.)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pantheon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375714795\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/05\/2013 pg. 103\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Giuseppe Di Lampedusa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636696543388,"sku":"9780375714795","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2f73b1a2-d50e-405b-b464-f80ee0e9de0b.jpg?v=1603842677","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-leopard-9780375714795","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}