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Lampedusa: A Novel

Steven Price

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Description:Like Colm Tóibín’s The Master or Michael Cunningham’s The Hours , a novel about art and writing in the life of one of the greatsSet in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price’s Lampedusa explores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, the last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, The Leopard.In 1955, Tomasi was diagnosed with advanced emphysema; shortly after, he began work on a novel that would fail to be published before his death four years later. When The Leopard at last appeared, it won Italy’s Strega Prize and became the greatest Italian novel of the century.Adhering intensely to the facts of Tomasi's life but moving deep into the mind of the author, Lampedusainhabits the complicated interior of a man facing down the end of his life and struggling to make something of lasting worth while there is still time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lampedusa: A Novel. To get started finding Lampedusa: A Novel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Like Colm Tóibín’s The Master or Michael Cunningham’s The Hours , a novel about art and writing in the life of one of the greatsSet in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price’s Lampedusa explores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, the last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, The Leopard.In 1955, Tomasi was diagnosed with advanced emphysema; shortly after, he began work on a novel that would fail to be published before his death four years later. When The Leopard at last appeared, it won Italy’s Strega Prize and became the greatest Italian novel of the century.Adhering intensely to the facts of Tomasi's life but moving deep into the mind of the author, Lampedusainhabits the complicated interior of a man facing down the end of his life and struggling to make something of lasting worth while there is still time.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Lampedusa: A Novel. To get started finding Lampedusa: A Novel, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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