The Leopard
Italian novelist, 1896–1957.
The Leopard is a 1958 novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, translated from Italian.
In historical fiction, family saga
On 2 of the 11 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
- First published
- 1958
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Original language
- Translated from Italian
- Genre
- Historical fiction, Class and society, Family saga, Political
Is The Leopard worth reading?
2 of the 11 best-of lists it could have made include it: The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian) and 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 novels everyone should read (The Telegraph, 2009) | No. 70 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 46 | See the list |
Best edition of The Leopard
The edition we link to is the Vintage paperback (2007), 272 pages, translated by Archibald Colquhoun and Guido Waldman.
- Publisher
- Vintage (paperback, 2007)
- Pages
- 272
- Translator
- Archibald Colquhoun and Guido Waldman
- ISBN
- 9780099512158
How critics and readers rate The Leopard
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 35% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like The Leopard
If you liked The Leopard, try Ulysses.
