Helen DeWitt

Maman was exigeante—there is no English word—and I had the benefit of her training. Others may not be so fortunate. If some other young girl, with two million dollars at stake, finds this of use I shall count myself justified. Raised in Marrakech by a French mother and English father, a 17-year-old girl has learned above all to avoid mauvais...

Originally published in 2000 to international acclaim, The Last Samurai is a paean to the power of language and learning—dazzling, delighting, and inspiring a legion of readers. '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' -...