LeopardGiuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Leopard

by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa · first published 1986

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  • nmaley · Feb 19, 2022 · Recommends

    In no particular order: - The siege of Krishnapur by J G Farrell - War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy - The Radetsky March, by Joseph Roth - The Leopard, by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa - Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy - Wolf Hall, by Hilary Mantel - 1984, by George Orwell - Never Mind, by Edward St Aubyn

    on “Ask HN: What is your favorite fiction book?” ↗
  • gPphX · Jan 12, 2016 · Recommends

    …Breakdown Of The Bicameral Mind, The Kerouac, Jack - On The Road Kidd, David - All The Emperor’s Horses Koestler, Arthur - Darkness At Noon Laing, R. D. - Divided Self, The Di Lampedusa, Giusseppe - Leopard, The Larson, Nella - Passing Lautréamont, Comte de - Maldodor Lawrence, D.H. - Lady Chatterly’s Lover Lebowitz, Fran - Metropolitan Life Lévi, Eliphas - Transcendental Magic, Its Doctine and Ritual…

    on “David Bowie’s Top 100 Books (2013)” ↗
  • michalu · Dec 31, 2020 · Recommends

    Fiction: The Leopard - Giuseppe Di Lampedusa Non-fiction: My Life in Christ - St John of Kronstadt

    on “Ask HN: What is the best book you read in 2020?” ↗
  • specproc · Sep 30, 2026 · Recommends

    …risks not being read properly. Have been on some good stuff recently: Whitt by Iain M. Banks was nice, lighter than a lot of his other stuff, and genuinely funny at times. Best book this year was The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa. Couldn't put it down.

    on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗
  • mejutoco · Apr 7, 2024 · Mentions

    “Everything must change for everything to remain the same” – Tancredi, Prince Fabrizio Salina’s beloved nephew in the renowned novel “The Leopard”, written by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

    on “What makes housing so expensive?” ↗

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