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Helen DeWitt

Helen DeWitt. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jump to: navigation, search. Helen DeWitt (born 1957 in Takoma Park, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, ...

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Visionary Landscapes: The Films Of Nina Danino

The Last Samurai

Called “remarkable” (The Wall Street Journal) and “an ambitious, colossal debut novel” (Publishers Weekly), Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai is back in print at lastHelen DeWitt’s 2000 debut, The Last Samurai, was “destined to become a cult classic” (Miramax). The enterprising publisher sold the righ...

Septimo Samurai, El (Spanish Edition)

Helen DeWitt'sLightning Rods [Hardcover]2011

n+1 Number Twelve: Conversion Experience

The definitive history of Pitchfork, a report from the Gathering of the Juggalos, Kristin Dombek (author of "The Two Cultures of Life" from Issue 10) on the surprising sweetness of The Book of Mormon, and an excerpt from Helen DeWitt's new novel, Lightning Rods. Plus Mark Greif on Stanley Cavell and...

Recovery (Electric Literature's Recommended Reading Book 4)

"Recovery" is "brave and it’s messy in the best way possible, the way people are messy and full of unsorted feeling," writes Halimah Marcus, co-editor of Recommended Reading, in her editor's note. But, she reminds us, "It's also hilarious."From the story:"To the best of his recollection, no cat had ...

Lightning Rods

From the acclaimed author of The Last Samurai, Lightning Rods is "the most well-executed literary sex comedy" of our time. Described as “the most well-executed literary sex comedy” of our time by Salon.com, and “a wickedly smart satire that deserves to be a classic” by Bookforum, Helen DeWitt’s Ligh...

n+1, Number Six: Mainstream

Winner of the Utne Independent Press Award for 'Best Writing,' 2006.