DEWITT, Helen.
The Last Samurai.
New York: Talk Miramax Books Hyperion , 2000.
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"The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art": First Edition of The Last Samurai; Lengthily Signed by Helen DeWitt
First edition of this remarkable novel which sold over 100,000 copies upon release, which was named one of the New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. Octavo, original black boards. Lengthily signed by the author on the title page, "The master swordsman isn't interested in killing people. He only wants to perfect his art. Helen DeWitt." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by B. Middleworth. Jacket photograph by Emma Parker. Author photograph by Debi Alper. An exceptional inscription.
"The Last Samurai is, in a few ways, an instruction manual. It contains an ethics of living and learning, but it also attempts to tell its readers how to learn and to show them that they can learn things that they might have thought beyond their grasp" (Christian Lorentzen, New York Magazine). The book centers around child prodigy, Ludo, and his single mother, Sibylla, as they live and grow, sharing their passion for Akira Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and finding solidarity as Ludo seeks out the perfect father figure.
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