Thurber presents a parable of the folly of war in which the only survivors of World War XII are a man, a woman, and a flower. From these three love emerges, leading to family, tribe, civilization, and inevitably, another war.
Synopsis from The Houghton Mifflin Chronology of US Literature (2004) via Wikipedia.
| Date | Publication | Publisher | Type | Page | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1939 |
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The Last Flower | Harper & Brothers | Chapbook | |
| 1952 |
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La dernière fleur | Gallimard | Chapbook | |
| September 1984 |
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La dernière fleur | Gallimard Jeunesse | Chapbook | |
| 1987 |
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A Collection of Prose and Poetry on the Theme of Tomorrow | Scholastic | Anthology | 184 |