The Leopard
 

The Leopard

The Leopard

Signet paperback edition
Author Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Original title Il Gattopardo
Country Italy
Language Italian
Genre(s) Novel
Publisher Casa editrice Feltrinelli
Publication date 1958
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages 330 pp
ISBN ISBN 0-679-73121-0 (Pantheon edition)
OCLC 312310

The Leopard (Italian: Il Gattopardo) is a novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa that chronicles the changes in Sicilian life and society during the Risorgimento. Published posthumously in 1958, it became the top-selling novel in Italian history and is considered one of the most important novels in modern literature.

The novel was also made into an award-winning 1963 film of the same name, directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon.

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