The Last Leopard
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| Author | David Gilmour |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa |
| Genre | biography |
| Publisher | Quartet Books |
Publication 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.[3]
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".[4] It received the 1989 Marsh Biography Award.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Harris, Daniel (18 August 1991). "The Last of His Kind : The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, By David Gilmour (Pantheon Books: $22; 223 pp.)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ "The Last Leopard". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Marsh Biography Award". Marsh Charitable Trust. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Mitgang, Herbert (21 August 1991). "Books of The Times; Dying World of the 'Last Leopard'". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 January 2024.