The Last Leopard

The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa is a biography of the Italian writer Giuseppe [Tomasi di Lampedusa], written by the English historian David [Gilmour (historian)|David Gilmour]. It was published by Quartet Books in 1988.
Herbert Mitgang of The [New York Times] described the book as 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". The book received the 1989 Marsh [Biography Award].