No nineteenth-century writer could have written this ninete… - Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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No nineteenth-century writer could have written this nineteenth-century tale; but few twentieth-century writers could have handled its simplicities in the way this one does.

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

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About Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

Giuseppe Tomasi, Duke of Palma di Montechiaro and Prince of Lampedusa (December 23, 1896 – July 23, 1957) was an Italian novelist, short-story writer and critic. He is best known for his posthumously published novel Il Gattopardo (The Leopard), which was filmed by Luchino Visconti in 1963.

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Alternative Names: Lampedusa • Tomasi di Lampedusa • Giuseppe Tomasi, 11th Prince of Lampedusa

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Che cosa se ne farebbe il Senato di me, di un legislatore inesperto cui manca la facoltà d'ingannare sé stesso, questo requisito essenziale per chi voglia guidare gli altri?

A house of which one knew every room wasn't worth living in.

The young feel sorrows much more sharply that the old; the latter are nearer the safety exit.

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