Everything you need to understand or teach The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt.
In Helen DeWitt’s debut novel The Last Samurai, Sibylla—stubborn, curious, and unhappy—raises her genius son, Ludo. Influenced by his mother’s obsession with Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai, Ludo undertakes a mysterious and deeply personal journey to discover, and potentially challenge, his father’s identity. In The Last Samurai, DeWitt deftly explores themes of parenthood, fate, and the power of great art.
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