At the end of this novel, the embalmed carcass of the main character's dog, Bendico, is thrown out of a window on orders of the protagonist's daughter, Concetta, whose bitterness stems from never receiving the marriage proposal of Tancredi.
At the end of this novel, the embalmed carcass of the main character's dog, Bendico, is thrown out of a window on orders of the protagonist's daughter, Concetta, whose bitterness stems from never receiving the marriage proposal of Tancredi. Instead, Tancredi asks his uncle to propose on his behalf to Angelica after she returns from finishing school in Florence to Donnafugata. After a visit from Father Pirrone, this novel describes the death of the last Prince of Salina, who watches Garibaldi's Expedition of The Thousand begin a new order. Set during the Risorgimento in Sicily, FTP, name this novel about Don Fabrizio, a work by Guiseppe di Lampedusa named for the animal on the Don's coat of arms.
At the end of this novel, the embalmed carcass of the main character's dog, Bendico, is thrown out of a window on orders of the protagonist's daughter, Concetta, whose bitterness stems from never receiving the marriage proposal of Tancredi.
The {Leopard} [or Il {Gattopardo}]