Book Club - Wednesday 29th April - 8pm The Noble - The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

hannah

<div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">New members always welcome! </span><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">SUMMARY: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Set in the 1860s, </span><i style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Leopard</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> tells the spellbinding story of a decadent, dying Sicilian aristocracy threatened by the approaching forces of democracy and revolution. The dramatic sweep and richness of observation, the seamless intertwining of public and private worlds, and the grasp of human frailty imbue</span><i style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The Leopard</i><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> with its particular melancholy beauty and power, and place it among the greatest historical novels of our time.</span></div>

checkski

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checkski

Hear, hear.<div><br></div><div>PS. His name is Lampedusa</div>

checkski

What's going on here, Arkady? I can't see my post - I don't know if the rest of you can

Arkady

I see a blank post, a 'hear hear' post, and then your 'what's going on' post.

checkski

Ah. Me too, now.

fabruce

Fantastic it's one of my favorite book. I will do my best to attend<div><br></div><div>I also have a good excuse to read it again</div><div><br></div><div>Great choice by the way :-)</div>

sophie

well done @hannah! i look forward to it!<br><br>@checkski i think the title length restriction cut off the last letters of his name rather than hannah...<br>

Luirette

Just finished the book. Need to get a few things off my chest about this one. Who's coming tomorrow?

sophie

i'm coming anne! haven't finished it yet obviously but am just about to get in the bath and stay in there until i have.<br>

hannah

I'll be there. :-)

Luirette

Hope you can make it too Fabruce!