{"product_id":"9781529019650","title":"Lampedusa","description":"Author: Steven Price\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529019650\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 15 Dec 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE 2019\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nSet in a sun-drenched Sicily, among the decadent Italian aristocracy of the late 1950s, Steven Price's \u003ci\u003eLampedusa \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the final years of Giuseppe Tomasi, last prince of Lampedusa, as he struggles to complete his only novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nIn 1955, Giuseppe 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Leopard\u003c\/i\u003e at last appeared, it won Italy's Strega Prize, and became the greatest Italian novel of the century.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\nAdhering intensely to the facts of Lampedusa's life, but moving deep into the mind of the author, \u003ci\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/i\u003e inhabits the complicated interior of a man facing down the end of his life, struggling to make something of lasting worth, while there is still time.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLAMPEDUSA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'A masterful storyteller, Price conjures Tomasi with language and images that evocatively fix him and his distant world indelibly in our minds.' Jury Citation, Scotiabank Giller Prize \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'The prose is superbly controlled, richly textured, brimming with wise and lyrical insights that make it a worthy heir to its mighty predecessor.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'[a] brooding, beautiful book' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA lyrical and sensitive portrait of a man nearing the end of his life.' \u003ci\u003eKirkus Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'Readers will savor this rich look at Italian history.' \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n'\u003ci\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most powerful depictions of the creative act, and its roots in the wounds of the soul, that a reader is likely to encounter. . . . \u003ci\u003eLampedusa \u003c\/i\u003eis a marvel, a strange, wonderful, and utterly unforgettable book.' \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47845854281886,"sku":"TLD-9781529019650","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529019650.jpg?v=1781222982","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529019650","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}