THE NOVEL
The novel, probably written between 1955 and 1956, in a very short time,
but following a long meditation, was published in 1958 by Feltrinelli, edited
by Giorgio Bassani.
The tale is set in Sicily, and starts in 1860; it deals with the story of
Prince Fabrizio Corbera di Salina and his family story. The novel is subdivided
into eight chapters (or "parts", as the manuscript refers to them) and each
opens with a brief summary.