'Fiercely intelligent, very funny and unlike anything else I've ever read' MARK HADDON 'Original...witty...playful...a wonderfully funny book' JAMES WOOD 'A triumph - a genuinely new story, a genuinely new form' A. S. BYATT Eleven-year-old Ludo is in search of a father. Raised singlehandedly by his mother Sibylla, Ludo's been reading Greek, Arabic, Japanese and a little Hebrew since the age of four; but reading Homer in the original whilst riding the Circle Line on the London Underground isn't enough to satisfy the boy's ...
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'Fiercely intelligent, very funny and unlike anything else I've ever read' MARK HADDON 'Original...witty...playful...a wonderfully funny book' JAMES WOOD 'A triumph - a genuinely new story, a genuinely new form' A. S. BYATT Eleven-year-old Ludo is in search of a father. Raised singlehandedly by his mother Sibylla, Ludo's been reading Greek, Arabic, Japanese and a little Hebrew since the age of four; but reading Homer in the original whilst riding the Circle Line on the London Underground isn't enough to satisfy the boy's boundless curiosity. Is he a genius? A real-life child prodigy? He's grown up watching Seven Samurai on a hypnotising loop - his mother's strategy to give him not one but seven male role models. And yet Ludo remains obsessed with the one thing his mother refuses to tell him: his real father's name. Let loose on London, Ludo sets out on a secret quest to find the last samurai - the father he never knew.
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Add this copy of The Last Samurai to cart. $17.36, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Miramax Books.
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Add this copy of The Last Samurai to cart. $17.48, good condition, Sold by Goodwill of Colorado rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Miramax Books.
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This item is in overall good condition. Covers and dust jackets are intact but may have minor wear including slight curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages are intact but may have minor highlighting/ writing. Binding is intact; however, spine may have slight wear overall. Digital codes may not be included and have not been tested to be redeemable and/or active. Minor shelf wear overall. Please note that all items are donated goods and are in used condition. Orders shipped Monday through Friday! Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Orders shipped Monday through Friday. Your purchase helps put people to work and learn life skills to reach their full potential. Thank you!
Add this copy of The Last Samurai to cart. $102.00, very good condition, Sold by Book Dispensary rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Niagara Falls, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Hyperion.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book VERY GOOD hardcover in VERY GOOD unclipped dust jacket, no marks in text, tight binding, clean exterior; a gently used copy.
Add this copy of The Last Samurai [Signed] to cart. $1,007.00, good condition, Sold by Second Story Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Talk Miramax Books/ Hyperion.
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Book. Octavo, 530 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus condition dust jacket. Spine is gray and white with black lettering. Dust jacket is wrapped in a mylar covering, price uncut "$24.95", has mild shelving wear, a stain on the front cover, a tear in the mylar along the front tail fore corner, and mild wear along the edges. Boards have mild shelving wear, has a small dent along the front head edge, and has mild wear along the edges. Textblock has mild bending along the hinge between the front end-page and pastedown, has stains along the tail edge, and mild wear along the edges. Inscription on title page reading ". wouldn't he really be better off playing football" and signed by Helen DeWitt. DL consignment. Shelved in Room C. Helen DeWitt was born in 1957 in Takoma Park, Maryland. As the daughter of American diplomats, she spent much of her childhood in Latin America, living in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador. In 1975, DeWitt enrolled at Smith College, though she dropped out twice before ultimately attending Oxford University. There, she pursued a degree in Classics and earned a PhD. DeWitt's debut novel, The Last Samurai, was published in 2000 to widespread critical acclaim. Prior to this breakthrough, she spent seven years working on various writing projects, producing nearly 100 unfinished manuscripts. The inspiration for The Last Samurai came, in part, from an argument with her father and her complex feelings about family. Additionally, the character of Ludo was partly modeled on John Stuart Mill's unconventional upbringing. 1388554. Special Collections.
Add this copy of The Last Samurai to cart. $17.40, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Industries rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Eugene, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2000 by Miramax Books.
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Fair. Purchasing this item from Goodwill provides vocational opportunities for individuals with barriers to employment. Reading Copy. May have damage to cover, notes, underlining, highlighting, but all text legible.
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