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Maria Betânia Amoroso, a professor of Italian literature and researcher at the State University of Campinas, talks about the life of Giuseppe Tomasi, Prince of Lampedusa, better known simply as Lampedusa, and about his most important book, The Leopard. The text tells the story of the Prince of Salinas, Dom Fabrizio, and his family, at a very important time for Italy: the period around the 1860s when Giuseppe Mazzini and Garibaldi fought for the unification of the country. The nobles, like Dom Fabrizio, were close to losing the power they had and a new class was emerging: the business bourgeoisie. The book was rejected in the late 1950s by the main Italian publisher, Enaudi, and was only published after Lampedusa's death, with great public success. *Watch UNIVESP TV live and see our full schedule at http://univesptv.cmais.com.br *From Monday to Friday at 9am and 9pm, the Estúdio Univesp program brings interviews, debates, news and special features to UNIVESP TV. The channel for those who want to know more and always learn! *Tune in to UNIVESP TV through the digital channels of TV Cultura's multiprogramming. In São Paulo, the channel is 6.2. *About UNIVESP TV: http://univesptv.cmais.com.br/sobre-a...