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The Last Samurai
The Last Samurai
Author: Helen Dewitt
This is the story of a single mother, Sibylla, who comes from a long line of frustrated talents, and her son Ludo, who just happens to be a genius. Obsessed with the film The Seventh Samurai, she makes it a running backdrop to Ludo's childhood. At five Ludo learns ancient Greek, reading Homer as they travel round and round on the London U...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780786887002
ISBN-10: 0786887001
Publication Date: 3/2002
Pages: 530
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Publisher: Miramax Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 5
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"A brilliant debut novel...(DeWitt) is a joy to real."- The Washington Post Book World


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