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Il gattopardo by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa — book cover

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Premio Strega1959Winner

About the Author

Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (1896-1957) was an Italian aristocrat and writer best known for his only novel, Il Gattopardo (The Leopard), published posthumously in 1958, which became a massive bestseller and won the Strega Prize in 1959.

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