Every once in a while, like certain golden moments of happiness, infinitely memorable, one stumbles on a book or a writer, and the impact is like an indelible mark. Lampedusa’s The Leopard, his only novel, and a masterpiece, is such a work
Independent

Perhaps the greatest novel of the century
L.P. Hartley,

One of the great lonely books…not a historical novel, but a novel which happens to take place in history
E.M. Forster,

The poetry of Lampedusa’s novel flows into the Sicilian countryside…a work of great artistry
Peter Ackroyd,

I was astounded by the power of the writing
Corin Redgrave,

A great book
Observer

Few novels in the last ten years have given me so much enjoyment
Sunday Times

A novel of exceptional stature. One may claim for it classic status
Frank Kermode,