LeopardGiuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Leopard
by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa · first published 1986
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2016–2026first – last mentioned
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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?” ↗…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)” ↗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?” ↗…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?” ↗“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?” ↗