LAMPEDUSA

island, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), S Sicily, Italy, in the Mediterranean Sea between Malta and Tunisia, the largest of the Pelagie Islands and Italy's southernmost territory. Il Porto is the only town of the island. Sponge and sardine fishing are the main occupations; tourism is also important. Lampedusa was settled in the 18th cent. In World War II, it was bombed by the Allies. There is a penal colony on the island.

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books on: Lampedusa  - 202 results

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1.
Europe since 1945: An Encyclopedia - Vol. 2
Book by Bernard A. Cook; Garland, 2001
Subjects: Europe--Civilization--1945- Encyclopedias, Europe--History--1945---Encyclopedias, European Cooperation--Encyclopedias, Political Leadership--Europe--Encyclopedias, Politicians--Europe--Encyclopedias, Statesmen--Europe--Encyclopedias
...Bornheim: Zirngibl, 1976. Ester Trassl Lampedusa, Giuseppe Tomasi di (1896-1957) Giuseppe Tomasi, duke of Palma and prince of Lampedusa, was born on December 23, 1896, in...Pietro Tomasi del la Torretta, the young Lampedusa traveled and lived abroad, particularly...
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History and the Contemporary Novel
Book by David Cowart; Southern Illinois University Press, 1989
Subjects: Fiction, Fiction--20th Century--History And Criticism, Historical Fiction--History And Criticism, Literature And History
...p. 213. 2. " Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa ," in Letturatura italiana, I Contemporanei...256. My translation. 3. Giuseppe di Lampedusa, The Leopard , trans. Archibald Colquhoun...1960 , p. 259. 4. "Giuseppe di Lampedusa: A Note by the Translator," in Two...
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Dictionary of Italian Literature
Book by Peter Bondanella, Julia Conaway Bondanella, Jody Robin Shiffman; Greenwood Press, 1996
Subjects: Italian Literature--Dictionaries
...the passing of an entire era, one that Lampedusa compares favorably with the new republic...inevitable failure. Besides Il gattopardo, Lampedusa composed several short stories, left...Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa New York: Pantheon, 1988 ; Richard...
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Italy's Southern Question: Orientalism in One Country
Book by Jane Schneider; Berg Publishers, 1998
Subjects: Italy, Southern--Economic Conditions--Congresses, Italy, Southern--Politics And Government--Congresses, Italy, Southern--Social Conditions--Congresses
...in Mastro Don Gesualdo . Sciascia and Lampedusa Looking now beyond Verga to the mid...reappear in the writing of Sciascia and Lampedusa. With regard to the main subject of...explicitly characteristic of Sciascia and Lampedusa than of Verga. In Vergas work, the...
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Italy: A Popular Account of the Country, Its People, and Its Institutions (Including Malta and Sardinia)
Book by W. Deecke, H. A. Nesbitt; Swan Sonnenschein, 1904
Subjects: Italy, Malta
...The first, consisting of Lampione, Lampedusa and Linosa, are near the African coast. Lampione and Lampedusa are connected together, being the remains...and scanty vegetation. The larger, Lampedusa, with a length of seven miles, a tongue...
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journal articles on: Lampedusa  - 41 results

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Ingres and Lampedusa's the Leopard
Journal article by Jeffrey Meyers; Notes on Contemporary Literature, Vol. 36, 2006
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in literature--Names, Literary characters--Names, The Leopard (Novel)--Criticism and interpretation, Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe--Criticism and interpretation, Tomasi di Lampedusa, Giuseppe--Works
...1532): "Angelica, sumptuous as that name from Ariosto" (Lampedusa, The Leopard, trans. Archibald Colquhoun, NY: Signet...by Ruggiero (1839, National Gallery, London). Though Lampedusa does not specifically mention the painting, he would certainly...
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Lastingness: the Art of Old Age
Journal article by Nicholas Delbanco; Michigan Quarterly Review, Vol. 48, 2009
Subjects: Composers, Musical performances, Opera
...in this essay - is Giuseppe Tornasi di Lampedusa. Unlike his two predecessors, however...of his lifetime, the last prince of Lampedusa remained - as an artist - unknown. Importantly...Petrarch, DAnnunzio, and Leopardi. Then Lampedusa composed no more (with a view to publication...
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Lo Sciascia Decostruito
Journal article by Marco Cupolo; Italian Culture, Vol. 20, 2002
...al cavaliere Chevalley dal principe di Lampedusa (Il gattopardo 162). Quasi come fosse...sostituito i gattopardi e i leoni (Tomasi di Lampedusa 168). Le ormai antiche classi detentrici...eredi come le figlie del principe di Lampedusa. Roccella torna per ricostruire il suo...
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A Climate Change of Quantity and Quality-recklinghausen 2007
Journal article by Roy Kift; Western European Stages, Vol. 19, 2007
Subjects: Festivals, Hoffmann, Frank, McBurney, Simon, Recklinghausen Germany, Tabori, George, Theater, Theater criticism, Theatre de Complicite
...much looking forward to seeing his play Lampedusa which, he claimed, was an attempt to...program, Mankell asks rhetorically why Lampedusa is the title and hopes that all will...minute play. It doesnt. If it helps, Lampedusa is the name of an Italian island south...
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New Faces, Old Masks: Borders and Confinements between the Desert and the Mediterranean Sea
Journal article by Paola Zaccaria; Human Architecture, Vol. 5, 2007
Subjects: Colonialism, Crime prevention, Nongovernmental organizations--NGOs, Racism, Violence, Women
...coasts of Puglia, my own region, and in Lampedusa, Italys southernmost island, which...contemporary migration into Europe via Lampedusa or the shores of Puglia, let us consider...temporary holding centers, be they in Lampedusa or Libya, give the impression of being...
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magazine articles on: Lampedusa  - 35 results

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One Great Book per Life: Writers Who Said It All to Perfection in a Single Book and Then Most Decently Died
Magazine article by Allan Gurganus; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 295, March 2005
Subjects: Authors--Criticism and interpretation, Literature--Criticism and interpretation, Writers--Criticism and interpretation
...muddiest of ordinary days. Giuseppe di Lampedusa (1896-1957). Married to an analyst...Freud, the Duke of Palma and Prince of Lampedusa fled their shared palazzo each morning...his cousin some minor poetry prize, Lampedusa was finally moved to write a book based...
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Risking Everything for Europe
Magazine article by Hans Lucht; In These Times, Vol. 31, August 2007
Subjects: Boats, Environmental impact, Europe, Fishing industry, Ghana, Human trafficking, Travel
...Italys shores-primarily the islands of Lampedusa and Sicily-close to double the number...his friends would captain the boat to Lampedusa in exchange for their passage. The smugglers...hours later, they reached the harbor of Lampedusa, the small Italian cliff island 190...
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Marcella Vanzo: Galleria Continua
Magazine article by Francesca Pasini; Artforum International, Vol. 46, April 2008
Subjects: Vanzo, Marcella--Exhibitions, Video recordings--Exhibitions
...North Africa arrive on the shores of the Italian island of Lampedusa, while tourists land on the beaches of the nearby Greek island...miniature model ships "sailed" atop it, each with the name Lampedusa on its side. They seemed to advance toward the viewer, like...
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Has the Leopard Changed Its Spots?
Magazine article by Adel Darwish; The Middle East, March 2000
Subjects: International relations--Libya, Qadhafi, Muammar--Political activity, Smuggling--Libya
...since Libya launched Scud missiles at the Italian island of Lampedusa, near Sicily, in 1986. The attack on an American radar...targeted. Libyas Scud missiles range was too short to reach Lampedusa; they landed in the sea but the Italians were understandably...
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Waiting for the Boat
Magazine article; The Middle East, April 1995
Subjects: Illegal aliens--Emigration and immigration, North Africans--Emigration and immigration
...smuggling trade. It would reach either the Italian island of Lampedusa or Sicily within four hours, easily outpacing any of the...underground" employment for the men. Police authorities in Lampedusa - who captured 171 immigrants from Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco...
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newspaper articles on: Lampedusa  - 57 results

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GADDAFI'S DIASPORA; on a Tiny Italian Island, SUE REID Finds Thousands of Libyan Migrants Heading for Britain - after a Deal Berlusconi Made with Gaddafi Turned Sour; SPECIAL DISPATCH
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), April 4, 2011
Subjects: Berlusconi, Silvio, Diasporas, International Committee of the Red Cross, Prime ministers
...DISPATCH. Byline: from Sue Reid IN LAMPEDUSA, ITALY SWATHED in Red Cross blankets...fire made from cardboard boxes. Here in Lampedusa, a rocky island off the southern tip...Berlusconi made a whistlestop tour of Lampedusa, where 6,000 clandestini, or illegal...
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800 Feared Drowned as War in Libya Fuels Surge of Refugees
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 11, 2011
Subjects: African refugees, Libyan foreign relations, Refugees, African
...north Africa to the Italian island of Lampedusa at the end of March. Since January the...attempting to make this dangerous crossing to Lampedusa. There needs to be increased co-ordination...carrying 528 refugees ran aground off Lampedusa. Last week another vessel, carrying...
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Agatha's Harrogate ...Is It Time Wedunnit? ON THE DOORSTEP: Walkers in the Dales Just outside Smart Harrogate, Right
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), April 13, 2008
...ride. SOMEONE has recommended visiting Lampedusa for a holiday. Do you have anyinformation...mightexpect there? Keith Brown, Durham LAMPEDUSA is an Italian island - the largest of...one of the best is Il Gattopardo di Lampedusa,which has 13 rooms (Very basic but...
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NATO Airmen Circle Libya as Gaddafi Bombs Rebels
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 8, 2011
Subjects: Bombs, Qaddafi, Muammar al-, Rebels, United Nations
...landed on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa in just 1 hours. Some 00,000 people...illegal immigrants have arrived on Lampedusa from tunisia. Its immigration centre...africa. Crammed boats: Migrants off Lampedusa yesterday
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NATO Airmen Circle Libya as Gaddafi Bombs Rebels
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 8, 2011
Subjects: Bombs, Qaddafi, Muammar al-, Rebels, United Nations
...landed on the tiny Italian island of Lampedusa in just 1 hours. Some 00,000 people...illegal immigrants have arrived on Lampedusa from tunisia. Its immigration centre...africa. Crammed boats: Migrants off Lampedusa yesterday
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encyclopedia articles on: Lampedusa  - 4 results

 
 
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Lampedusa, Giuseppe Di
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LAMPEDUSA, GIUSEPPE DI joozep pa de lampadoo za...novelist. A wealthy Sicilian prince, Lampedusa drew on his familys history for his internationally...1960). In urbane, elegant style, Lampedusa depicts the demise of an old, aristocratic...
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Lampedusa
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
LAMPEDUSA island, 8 sq mi (20.7 sq km), S Sicily, Italy, in the Mediterranean...sardine fishing are the main occupations; tourism is also important. Lampedusa was settled in the 18th cent. In World War II, it was bombed by the...
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Sicily
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the narrow Strait of Messina. The region also includes the Egadi Islands , the Lipari Islands , the Pelagie Islands (see Lampedusa ), Pantelleria island, and Ustica island. Palermo is the capital of Sicily, which is divided into the provinces of Agrigento...
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Italian Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...regionalism of Fiovanni Verga s works. Major 20th-century novelists of note include Italo Svevo , Alberto Moravia , Giuseppe di Lampedusa , Elio Vittorini , Cesare Pavese , Italo Calvino , Pier Paolo Pasolini , Carlo Gadda , Leonardo Sciascia, and Natalia Ginzburg...


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