The Professor and the Siren (Paperback)

An NYRB Classics Original
In the last two years of his life, the Sicilian aristocrat Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa wrote not only the internationally celebrated novel "The Leopard" but also three shorter pieces of fiction, brought together here in a new translation.
"The Professor and the Siren," like "The Leopard," meditates on the past and the passage of time, and also on the relationship between erotic love and learning. Professor La Ciura is one of the world's most distinguished Hellenists; his knowledge, however, came at the cost of a loss that has haunted him for his entire life. This Lampedusa's final masterpiece, is accompanied here by the parable "Joy and the Law" and "The Blind Kittens," a story originally conceived as the first chapter of a followup to "The Leopard."

General

Imprint:	Nyrb Classics
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2014
First published:	June 2014
Authors:	Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa
Translators:	Stephen Twilley
Introduction by:	Marina Warner
Dimensions:	204 x 128 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	69
ISBN-13:	978-1-59017-719-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Books > Fiction > Special features > Classic fiction Books > Biography > General Books > Fiction > Shipping In 24hrs Promotions > Winter Sale > Books > Biography Promotions > Winter Sale > Books > Fiction > Modern Fiction
LSN:	1-59017-719-3
Barcode:	9781590177198

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