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	Last Samurai, the - Helen DeWitt - Printed Books Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		Ludo's mother, Sibylla, is obsessed with Kurosawa's famous film, "The Seven Samurai" and it plays as a bizarre running backdrop to his childhood.
		Last Samurai, the - Helen DeWitt : kurosawabunga!
		Helen DeWitt was born in the USA, but...
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	Innovators - Helen DeWitt
		Open Helen DeWitt's debut novel, The Last Samurai, to a random page, and you may think you've stumbled upon some sort of guide to the Tower of Babel.
		This is babble with a purpose, though, which is all revealed in the fullness of a very satisfying — not to mention rapturously received — novel about a single mother and her genius son.
		DeWitt knows her linguistic playfulness pushes the boundaries of what is ordinary and acceptable in fiction.
	www.time.com /time/innovators_v2/storytellers/profile_dewitt.html (380 words)

	Helen M. Vincent (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Helen was a longtime resident of Millinocket, where she graduated from Stearns High School in 1936.
		Many people will remember Helen when she worked for a time in the kitchen at Millinocket Regional Hospital once the cafeteria was closed.
		Helen and Kenneth were married on July 1, 1937 in Millinocket.
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	Printer Friendly Version - Author E-mails her death wish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She said DeWitt was wearing a fl skirt, fl turtleneck, horn-rimmed glasses and sandals.
		Walsh, who lives in an apartment below DeWitt, said she later read the "termination" E-mail and a followup message yesterday from DeWitt saying her first suicide attempt was unsuccessful and she was leaving her apartment to try it again.
		DeWitt's book, about a 6-year-old prodigy's search for his father, was not the basis for the Tom Cruise movie of the same name.
	www.nydailynews.com /front/v-pfriendly/story/197136p-170228c.html (290 words)

	Paternity Suitor
		DeWitt's characters are caught up in several translation projects, ranging from the standard linguistic variety to the more delicate deciphering of interpersonal communications to a quixotic attempt to transform a film into a guide to life.
		DeWitt's imaginative powers are showcased here as she details these engaging and eccentric men, luminaries in fields ranging from astronomy to professional bridge.
		DeWitt's facility with their stories is so convincing that you wonder, briefly, if these characters are based upon historical figures -- a true marker of effective fiction.
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	Descendants of Jan Dewitt
		Dewitt) was born in New Castle on, Delaware River, and died Aft.
		Dewitt) was born September 06, 1874 in Huntington County, Indiana, and died March 21, 1951 in Allen County, IN.
		Dewitt) was born December 06, 1895 in South Whitley, Indiana, and died December 07, 1963 in Huntington Co., Indiana.
	www.geocities.com /Heartland/Hollow/1776/DeWittReport.html (6460 words)

	`Last Samurai' Writer Helen DeWitt Missing (phillyBurbs.com)
		DeWitt, 46, was last seen Tuesday morning in the St. George section of Staten Island, police said.
		DeWitt drew praise from many quarters for her compelling plot, a reflection of her grounding in philosophy, literature and the classics.
		DeWitt was born in Takoma Park, Md., in 1957 and grew up primarily in South America.
	www.phillyburbs.com /pb-dyn/news/83-05262004-306707.html (151 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Books: The Last Samurai (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Helen DeWitt's extraordinary debut novel The Last Samurai centres on the relationship between Sibylla, a single mother of precocious and rigorous intelligence, and her son Ludo, who, through his mother's singular attitude to education, develops into a prodigy of learning.
		Stylistically, the novel mirrors this ambivalence: DeWitt's remarkable prose follows the shifts and breaks of human consciousness and memory, and captures the intrusions of unspoken thought that punctuate conversation, while providing tantalising disquisitions on, for example, Japanese grammar or the physics of aerodynamics.
		DeWitt makes some serious points in the course of 'The Last Samurai', particularly about the dumbing down of society and the shortcomings of education systems in dealing with gifted children, but also about parenting issues and the importance of identity to our individual well-being.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0099284626 (1538 words)

	★ Reviews for Dewitt,_Helen
		Dewitt brings to life a remarkable child who astounds nearly everyone he meets with his display of intellect at such a young age.
		Dewitt's genius as a storyteller is evident in her ability to avoid a hackneyed plot of single mother/genius son by incorporating Seven Samurai into the narrative, both through quotes from the movie and through the use of similar events.
		Dewitt's writing style evokes a feeling of childish delight, but the reader soon realizes that her words carry much deeper symbolism.
	authors.booksunderreview.com /D/Dewitt,_Helen (1004 words)

	Powell's Books - The Last Samurai by Helen DeWitt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Her fierce intelligence and classical education is present throughout the novel, producing surprising twists and turns in language and plot.
		However, eccentric and ambitious as DeWitt is, she displays marvelous control and never loses sight of the emotional core.
		Helen DeWitt was born in 1957 in Takoma Park, Maryland.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?show=hardcover:sale:0701169567:9.98 (967 words)

	The Last Samurai Only £6.39 , Paperback, Helen DeWitt,Special Features - Used Books - Fiction - Authors, A-Z - ( D ), ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Helen DeWitt's extraordinary debut novelThe Last Samuraicentres on the relationship between Sibylla, a single mother of precocious and rigorous intelligence, and her son Ludo, who, through his mother's singular attitude to education, develops into a prodigy of learning.
		DeWitt offers the Sidis tale as an example of the horror story for all parents who embark on hothousing: the child prodigy who burns out at an early age.
		However, one might suspect that Helen DeWitt has cobbled lots of good stories together (her bio on the dustjacket does say that she's worked on loads of novels before this one).
	www.scifind.co.uk /details-0099284626.html (1788 words)

	Amazon.com: The Last Samurai: Books: Helen Dewitt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Helen DeWitt's extraordinary debut, The Last Samurai, centers on the relationship between Sibylla, a single mother of precocious and rigorous intelligence, and her son, who, owing to his mother's singular attitude to education, develops into a prodigy of learning.
		Stylistically, the novel mirrors this ambivalence: DeWitt's remarkable prose follows the shifts and breaks of human consciousness and memory, capturing the intrusions of unspoken thought that punctuate conversation while providing tantalizing disquisitions on, for example, Japanese grammar or the physics of aerodynamics.
		DeWitt's ambitious, colossal debut novel tells the story of a young genius, his worldly alienation and his eccentric mother, Sibylla Newman, an American living in London after dropping out of Oxford.
	www.amazon.com /Last-Samurai-Helen-Dewitt/dp/0786887001 (2201 words)

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	Amazon.com: The Last Samurai: Books: Helen DEWITT (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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		An inspiring tale spun by an intelligent writer.
		In "The Last Samurai" DeWitt grabs hold of silky threads of thought from the webs her personal experiences and knowledge and crafts them into an amazing story the keeps the...
	www.amazon.com /Last-Samurai-Helen-DEWITT/dp/0676973256 (2247 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Entertainment \| Arts \| Last Samurai author found alive
		Helen DeWitt, the author of the novel The Last Samurai, has been found alive by Niagara Falls police in the US after being reported missing.
		DeWitt, 46, had been missing from her home on Staten Island, New York, since Tuesday morning.
		DeWitt's novel is unrelated to the film The Last Samurai, a recent Hollywood epic starring Tom Cruise.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/entertainment/arts/3752893.stm (185 words)

	Helen DeWitt, Den sidste samurai
		DeWitt har med sin SIDSTE SAMURAI skrevet sig lige ind i den eksklusive klub af fremragende postmoderne forfattere - Borges, Fowles, Eco, Sonta, Auster, Kurzwil, Norfolk.
		Måtte DeWitts pragtfulde bog om de få blive for de mange.
		Helen DeWitt er født 1957 i Maryland, USA, men tilbragte det meste af sin barndom i Sydamerika.
	www.rosinante.dk /Rosinante%20Paperbacks/DeWitt,%20Den%20sidste%20samuraihtm.htm (368 words)

	The Last Samurai Only $10.47 , Paperback, Helen Dewitt,. From unboundrealms.com, The Science Fiction Finder The Scifi ...
		Helen DeWitt's extraordinary debut,The Last Samurai, centers on the relationship between Sibylla, a single mother of precocious and rigorous intelligence, and her son, who, owing to his mother's singular attitude to education, develops into a prodigy of learning.
		The Last Samuraiis about the pleasure of ideas, the rich varieties of human thought, the possibilities that life offers us, and, ultimately, the balance between the structures we make of the world and the chaos that it proffers in return.
		Stylistically, the novel mirrors this ambivalence: DeWitt's remarkable prose follows the shifts and breaks of human consciousness and memory, capturing the intrusions of unspoken thought that punctuate conversation while providing tantalizing disquisitions on, for example, Japanese grammar or the physics of aerodynamics.
	www.unboundrealms.com /details-0786887001.html (532 words)

	MadInkBeard - Helen DeWitt: Lost and Found (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The New York Post reports that Helen Dewitt author of The Last Samurai is missing and a possible suicide.
		Missing novelist Helen DeWitt, who wrote the critically acclaimed "The Last Samurai," turned up Wednesday in Niagara Falls, N.Y., after vanishing from her Staten Island home, police said.
		Dewitt, who had been described as suicidal, was found in good condition, New York police said.
	www.madinkbeard.com /archives/helendewittl.html (240 words)

	Obituary: Helen Spayde (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		She was born Oct. 13, 1909, in DeWitt the daughter of Harry and Mary Reed.
		Other survivors include her brother, Bill (Joyce) Reed of DeWitt, and two sisters, Anna Walker of St. Johns and Mary (George) Woodard of DeWitt.
		The Rite of Committal was held at DeWitt Cemetery.
	archives.heritage.com /ch/20040429/B05ZCLC.htm (204 words)

	authortrek.com - Helen DeWitt page - Helen DeWitt bibliography
		Helen DeWitt was born in Maryland, USA, in 1957.
		She was mainly brought up in South America, as her parents worked for the US diplomatic service (so looks to have had much the same childhood as Yann Martel – ed).
		In 2004, it was widely reported that Helen DeWitt had gone missing from her Staten Island home after sending a suicidal e-mail, but she was later found unharmed near Niagara Falls.
	www.authortrek.com /helen_dewitt_page.html (621 words)

	Litteratursiden.dk - Den sidste samurai af Helen DeWitt
		Litteratursiden.dk - Den sidste samurai af Helen DeWitt
		Den sidste samurai er en stor (599 sider) og irriterende mundfuld af en bog, som har det med af og til at sætte sig som forstoppelse.
		Men bogen er selvfølgelig meget mere end det. Den er fyldt med gode beretninger om historiens eller myternes enestående bedrifter og heltegerninger, og så er den først og fremmest en gribende historie om en drengs jagt på en (værdig) far.
	www.litteratursiden.dk /sw1479.asp (383 words)

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		Helen DeWitt's extraordinary debut, The Last Samurai, centers on the relationship between Sibylla, a single mother of precocious and rigorous intelligence, and her son, who, owing to his mother's singular attitude to education, develops into a prodigy of learning.
		The Last Samurai is about the pleasure of ideas, the rich varieties of human thought, the possibilities that life offers us, and, ultimately, the balance between the structures we make of the world and the chaos that it proffers in return.
		DeWitt employs work beautifully to weave a witty and endearing novel.
	www.jakanoka.com /index.php?idnum=0786887001&Mode=books&BrowseNode=&BrowseNodeName=SEARCHRESULT (859 words)

	IMHO \| The Last Samurai
		DeWitt's first novel reminds me of the works of A.S. Byatt in some ways because it draws on a lot of material and text from other sources as a way to explain wwhat's happening in this one.
		Sibylla is a super-bright single mom with a scholarly bent, who supports herself and her son Ludo by keying-in the complete texts of a variety of magazines with titles like Pig Fanciers Monthly.
		She started a degree at Smith College and dropped out twice, the first time to read Proust and Eliot while working as a chambermaid, the second time to take the Oxford entrance exam...
	www.imho-reviews.com /print.php?id=37_0_1_0_C (755 words)

	CHARLES SEABURY DEWITT FAMILY GENEALOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		DeWitt studied Medicine at Harvard University and was a surgeon in the Civil War.
		They had a farm one mile east of Elliot and on that farm was the "DeWitt School" where their children attended school during their early years.
		They were the parents of Maude DeWitt and Dorothy Helen [DeWitt] Wilkinson.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~rstancliff/Dewit317.htm (333 words)

	Washingtonian Online - Arts & Entertainment (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		“There are people,” observes Sibylla, the heroine of DeWitt’s debut novel, “who think death a fate worse than boredom.” Not so Sibylla, who got into Oxford on recommendations she wrote herself, knows at least ten languages, and slept with a bad writer on a first date to shut him up.
		Their stories add to the dissections of grammar, explanations of scholarly texts, and movie scenes that interrupt the main plot, creating a layered, multivoiced novel.
		DeWitt, who lived in England before moving to Washington, creates characters both cerebral and touching.
	www.washingtonian.com /books/lastsamurai.html (282 words)

	David Seruyange's Radio Weblog
		The author, Helen Dewitt, also isn't mentioned in their list of authors.
		Even though her book describes the characters tracking down authors of their books via the publisher, she is a sadist and chooses to rescind contact with people who loved her book.
		I did not find this to be the case; both are expressive but in different ways - Dewitt in a raw wit, Byatt with technical skill and dense allusions.
	radio.weblogs.com /0110187/2002/08/16.html (268 words)

	Literal Mind. The Last Samurai, Helen DeWitt
		Perhaps a reader with a sky-high IQ would get even more satisfaction from this book than I did, but I don't feel like I was missing out.
		DeWitt's clean prose and touching characterizations outshine the novel's intellectual demands.
		This is DeWitt's first book, and one can only wonder what she'll do to top it.
	www.newsjobs.net /literalmind/content/review4.asp?book=46 (512 words)

	Der letzte Samurai … • … DeWitt, Helen … • … 3896671553 … • … (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Der letzte Samurai … • … DeWitt, Helen … • … 3896671553 … • …
		Mit Hilfe seines Lieblingsvideos, DIE SIEBEN SAMURAI, macht er sich auf die Suche nach seinem Vater.Helen DeWitt wurde 1957 in Maryland als Tochter von Diplomaten geboren und wuchs in Südamerika auf.
		Nach einem Studium in Oxford verzichtete sie 1989 auf die Fortsetzung einer viel versprechenden akademischen Karriere und schrieb 'Der letzte Samurai', ihren ersten Roman.
	www.deutsch-wissenschaft-wirtschaftswissenschaften.de /3896671553.html (134 words)

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		In this first column, Helen tackles Six Essentials of Learnings in a Technological Society as identified by the State of Illinois.
		She offers information and links to search engines such as safe searching for kids, search engines for teachers and other adults, advice on how to search and how to decide which search engine to use.
		Even more important than searching tips, Helen gives advice on evaluating information on the Internet by providing questions to ask for both content design evaluation and links to other evaluation resources.
	www.techlearning.com /outlook/columns/tech_coord.jhtml (1518 words)

	Helen Dewitt
		My thesis supervisor, Helen Gardner, truly believed that women scholarsthe Dog in the Night-time (2003), and of HelenDeWitt's The Last Samurai (2000).
		DeWitt's Ludo is a genius, the son of a single
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