Publisher Description
Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) is one of the world’s most loved modern classics.
A Leopard’s Kiss entwines the story of Tomasi di Lampedusa writing his famous novel with that of a young couple who say farewell to their Sicilian homeland to settle in far-off Australia.
The novella moves from the mountains of an ancient Sicilian village to the ornate cafes and lounges of 1950s Palermo. And from the humid Queensland cane-fields in the north of Australia to a Catholic convent school in the south.
This multi-voiced audio book of A Leopard’s Kiss sparkles from beginning to end.
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“A hauntingly beautiful text of world class.”
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Professor John Gatt-Rutter, Italian Australian Institute (La Trobe University)
About Marisa Fazio
Marisa Fazio is an award-winning writer who explores historical and contemporary Italian and Australian themes in her fiction and poetry. Her family is from a mountain village that looks down over Capo d’Orlando in Sicily, the home of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s cousin, the poet Baron Lucio Piccolo. Marisa’s writing has been widely published in Australia and internationally. Her acclaimed novellas include A Leopard’s Kiss and Piazza Garibaldi published by Merrijig Word and Sound Company.
About the Narrators
William Roberts’ theater appearances include Of Mice and Men and To Kill a Mockingbird. Among his films are Cold Mountain and Death Wish III, while he has been seen on television in Martin Chuzzlewit and The Old Devils. An accomplished voice artist, he is a frequent narrator of audiobooks and has received an AudioFile Earphones Award.
John Guerrasio is a New York–born stage, film, and television actor, based in London.
Garrick Hagon is a London-born actor of film, stage, television, and radio who is best known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in Star Wars: A New Hope. His many films include Batman, Spy Game, Me and Orson Welles, and The Message. He was the rebel leader Ky in Doctor Who: The Mutants and played Simon Gerrard, Debbie Aldridge’s husband, in BBC’s The Archers. He has narrated numerous audiobooks and won an AudioFile Earphones Award.
Rupert Farley is an actor from the United Kingdom. He has had various roles in movies such as Shakespeare in Love, From Hell, and Mrs. Brown. He is best known for his voice-acting work, which includes TV advertisements and animation.
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.