Steven Price's previous novel, By Gaslight, was
shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger, longlisted for the
Giller Prize, and named a Book of the Year by NPR, CBC, and the
Toronto Globe and Mail. He is the award-winning author of
one other novel, Into that Darkness, and two collections of
poetry.
He lives in Victoria, British Columbia, with his family.
So vivid and true . . . Lampedusa is a beautiful novel,
lyrical and wise. Reading it made me feel both melancholy and
uplifted. -- David Gilmour, author of The Last Leopard, A Life
of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa * Financial Times *
Lampedusa is one of the most powerful depictions of the
creative act, and its roots in the wounds of the soul, that a
reader is likely to encounter . . . Lampedusa is a marvel, a
strange, wonderful, and utterly unforgettable book. * Toronto Star
*
More striking than the biographical accuracy or even the intricate
scaffolding of the story is the texture of images by Price, also a
poet. Their beauty casts the same spell as his sensualist subject
and the unhurried pleasure of experiencing them. * The Globe
and Mail *
Steven Price powerfully imagines Tomasi's final days as the ailing
author struggles to complete and publish his treasured manuscript.
Set in a post war Palermo of bombed-out buildings and ruined
palazzos, the novel contemplates what values are worth retaining in
life and in art. A masterful storyteller, Price conjures
Tomasi with language and images that evocatively fix him and his
distant world indelibly in our minds. -- Jury Citation, Scotiabank
Giller Prize
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