Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa: A Biography Through Images
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (762 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846882125 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An illustrated biograpy with a wealth of unpublished pictures, written by Lampedusa's cousin and heirWith a wealth of photographs from Lampedusa's private albums and documents from his family archive, this visual biography explores all the people and places that were dear to the great Sicilian master and are essential for a fuller understanding of his work. Perhaps in no other novel of the 20th century has the sense of time and place had such a central role and profound significance as in Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's masterpiece The Leopard, a work which captures Sicilian traditional society in a period of transition when faced with modernity and political upheaval.
"With a wealth of photographs,Giuseppe Tomasi de Lampedusa provides a unique insight into the people and places that inspired the author of The Leopard, a realistic sense of a time and a place gone by." –SirReadaLot
If you enjoyed The Leopard you will enjoy this tribute tremendously Ovid Reader If you enjoyed The Leopard you will enjoy this tribute tremendously. Written with true affection by Lampedusa's adopted son, it is sometimes surprising to see that the bridge between the world of the Risorgimento reflected in the Leopard and our own contemporary times is not that long