by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa · Alianza Editorial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420664996
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«El Gatopardo» is the historical novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, published by Alianza Editorial in paperback, with 448 pages, in Spanish.
Sicily, 1860: while Garibaldi's red shirts take the island, Prince Fabrizio Salina witnesses the decline of the aristocracy and the rise of a new class. His nephew Tancredi adapts to the new times, and the protagonist reflects on decadence, the passage of time, and the need to change in order to survive.
Novel originally published in 1958 and winner of the Strega Prize in 1959. This edition belongs to the 13/20 collection and includes a preface by Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi.
Aimed at readers of historical fiction and Italian classics: period portraits and reflections on social change.
Giuseppe Tomasi, 11th Prince of Lampedusa, 12th Duke of Palma, GE, known as Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, was a Sicilian writer, as well as the last generation of Tomasi Princes of Lampedusa before the family's and their titles' extinction.
