The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt
"The Last Samurai" is a unique, intellectual novel that follows the life of a young boy named Ludo, who is raised by his single mother, Sibylla. Sibylla, a freelance transcriber, educates Ludo in various subjects from Greek to mathematics, using the film "The Seven Samurai" as a moral compass. As Ludo grows older, he embarks on a quest to find his father, using clues from his mother's past. His journey leads him to several men who could potentially be his father, each encounter teaching him more about the world and himself.
The 2610th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2000
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 530
- Words
- 482,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 1st on A Premature Attempt at the 21st Century Canon (Vulture)
- The Best Novels You’ve Never Read (NY Mag)
- The Great American Novels (The Atlantic)