Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Sicilian writer and prince (1896–1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Giuseppe Tomasi, 11th Prince of Lampedusa, 12th Duke of Palma, GE (23 December 1896 – 23 July 1957), known as Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈzɛppe toˈmaːzi di lampeˈduːza]), was an Italian writer, nobleman, and Prince of Lampedusa.[1] He is most famous for his only novel, Il Gattopardo (first published posthumously in 1958), which is set in his native Sicily during the Risorgimento. A taciturn, solitary, shy, and somewhat misanthropic aristocrat, he opened up only with a few close friends,[2] and spent a great deal of his time reading and meditating. He said of himself as a child, "I was a boy who liked solitude, who preferred the company of things to that of people",[3] and in 1954 wrote, "Of my sixteen hours of daily wakefulness, at least ten are spent in solitude."[4]
Don Giuseppe Tomasi | |
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Prince of Lampedusa Duke of Palma Grandee of Spain | |
Born | (1896-12-23)23 December 1896 Palermo, Kingdom of Italy |
Died | 23 July 1957(1957-07-23) (aged 60) Rome, Italy |
Spouse | Alexandra von Wolff-Stomersee |