The Last Samurai (novel)

The Last Samurai
First edition
AuthorHelen DeWitt
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherTalk Miramax Books (2000)

Chatto & Windus (2000)

New Directions (2016)
Publication date
September 2000
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages530 pp
ISBN0-7868-6668-3
OCLC43391103
813/.6 21
LC ClassPS3554.E92945 S48 2000

The Last Samurai (2000) is the first novel by American writer Helen DeWitt. It follows a single mother and her young son, a child prodigy, who embarks on a quest to find his father. Despite selling well and garnering critical acclaim on publication, it was out of print for almost a decade; when reissued in 2016, it received renewed praise and accolades.


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