{"product_id":"9781784874988","title":"The Leopard (Vintage Classic Europeans Series)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Di Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 04\/10\/2018\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 272 pages\u003cbr\u003e Series: Vintage Classic Europeans Series \u003cbr\u003eImprint: Vintage Classics\u003cbr\u003e Published By: Vintage Publishing\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Classic fiction, Fiction in translation\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781784874988\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a shared literary treasury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is the spring of 1869 and there is talk of revolution in Sicily, by day the rattle of firing squads and by night the flickering lights of bonfires lit by rebel bands. Prince Fabrizio knows that beneath these outward signs of transformation, the sensuality, languor and corruption of his native land will never change. But can his family's ancient power endure? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLampedusa's macabre myth remains astounding relevant, reflecting any modern edifice of power and money just as surely as it shows us a corner of Italy long ago.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUNThe Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided by textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a shared literary treasuryIt is the spring of 1869 and there is talk of revolution in Sicily, by day the rattle of firing squads and by night the flickering lights of bonfires lit by rebel bands. Prince Fabrizio knows that beneath these outward signs of transformation, the sensuality, languor and corruption of his native land will never change. But can his family's ancient power endure? Lampedusa's macabre myth remains astounding relevant, reflecting any modern edifice of power and money just as surely as it shows us a corner of Italy long ago.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN BY ARCHIBALD COLQUHOUN'Beguiling...irresistible...The Leopard will continue to ensnare minds, and not only in Italy' Guardian\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022812840089,"sku":"9781784874988","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9781784874988.jpg?v=1597583844","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781784874988","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}