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Published posthumously in 1958, "The Leopard" was Lampedusa's only novel. It details the decline of a noble Sicilian family during in the 1860s. The main character and patriarch, proud Fabrizio, Prince of Salina (based on the author's great-grandfather, Prince Giulio), is called the Leopard after his family crest.

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“We were freaking out for a few days because if we hadn’t gotten the forms back, we wouldn’t have gotten the book. That was a little scary,” said Ms. Shafrir.
And then there’s the risk that the Internet crowd will get bored and move on before the book comes out. “You want to catch the wave while it’s cresting,” Mr. Mulligan said.

be riding/on the crest of a wave
to be very successful for a limited period of time:
Mrs Singh is still riding the crest of a wave of popularity.

crest

krɛst/

noun

1. 1.

   a comb or tuft of feathers, fur, or skin on the head of a bird or other animal.

   
   

   "a large game bird with a conspicuous erect red crest"

   
   

   synonyms:

   comb, plume, tuft, topknot, mane; More
2. 2.

   the top of a mountain or hill.

   
   

   "she reached the crest of the hill"

   
   

   synonyms:

   summit, peak, highest point, top, mountaintop, tip, pinnacle, brow, crown, head, cap, brink, apex, vertex, apogee, zenith; More

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verb

1. 1.

   reach the top of (a hill or wave).

   
   

   "she crested a hill and saw the valley spread out before her"
2. 2.

   (of a wave) form a curling foamy top.

   
   

   "the swell begins to curl and crest"

crest

━━ n. とさか; （かぶとの）前立て; たてがみ; 峰, 山頂; 波頭; 絶頂; 紋章（の頂部）; 【商標】（C-） クレスト ((米国製のフッソ入り歯磨き)).
on the crest of a wave　得意［幸運］の絶頂に, 波に乗って.
━━ vt. 羽飾りなどを付ける; （山の）頂上に達する; （波の）峰に乗る.
━━ vi. （波が）うねり立つ.