| The Last Leopard | |
| Author: | David Gilmour |
| Orig Lang Code: | en |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa |
| Genre: | biography |
| Publisher: | Quartet Books |
| Pub Date: | 1988 |
| Pages: | 223 |
| Isbn: | 0704325640 |
The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa is a biography about the Italian writer Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, written by the English historian David Gilmour.[1] [2] It was published by Quartet Books in 1988.
Herbert Mitgang of The New York Times called the book well-researched and fascinating. He wrote that its only flaw is that it "avoids any real critical judgment of Lampedusa's dilettantism, his approval of Mussolini's military adventures and his desire for a revival of the moribund Italian monarchy".[3] It received the 1989 Marsh Biography Award.[4]