Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, the author of one of the most
poignant and enduringly popular novels of the twentieth century,
left only a few other pieces of fiction when he died prematurely at
the age of sixty. Childhood Memories and Other Stories, here
presented in a new translation by Stephen Parkin and including
previously deleted passages and the unpublished fragment
'Torretta', collects all of Lampedusa's extant shorter fiction and
provides a revealing glimpse into the writer's workshop and the
background to the composition of his masterpiece. From the
atmospheric recollections of the Palazzo Lampedusa and the Palazzo
Filangeri Cuto at the turn of the twentieth century in 'Childhood
Memories' to the delightful fable 'The Siren', from the gently
humorous, bitter sweet tones of 'Joy and the Law' to 'The Blind
Kittens' - the first chapter of what was intended to be a sequel to
The Leopard - this volume showcases Lampedusa's unparalleled ob ser
vational powers and narrative skills.
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