"The Last Leopard: A Life of Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa" is a 1991 first edition hardcover book written by David Gilmour in English. The book delves into the life of the Italian author, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa, exploring his background and influences. With a genre of non-classifiable and literary criticism, this 223-page book provides insight into the European and Italian literary world, making it a valuable addition to any book collection for those interested in Italian literature and biography.

David Gilmour's biography of Giuseppe di Lampedusa unearths the life story of the creator of The Leopard, one of the great novels of the twentieth century. A book whose imagery, once tasted, haunts the reader forever, The Leopard describes the golden era of nineteenth-century Sicily: its sensual, fading, aristocratic glory and its corruption, brutality, and inequality lurking beneath the surface. Who wrote this masterpiece, this work of art? The answer is as unlikely as one might hope. A fascinating meditation on what it is that makes a writer.