The Viceroys (novel)

The Viceroys (Italian: I Viceré) is an 1894 novel by the Italian writer Federico De Roberto. It is set in Sicily and follows three generations of the Uzedas, a noble family of Catania of Spanish origins, from 1855 to 1882, as society is reshaped by the unification of Italy and family members try various schemes to remain prominent. The novel is regarded as a major work of Italian realism.

An English translation by Archibald Colquhoun was published in 1962. The novel influenced Pirandello's I vecchi e i giovani and Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's The Leopard. The film adaptation I Viceré was directed by Roberto Faenza and premiered in 2007.