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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Miramax
Publication date
September 1, 2000
Pages
530
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786866687
ISBN-10
0786866683
Dimensions
1.75 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
2 lbs.
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$24.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A child prodigy with a talent for languages and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo shares with his single mother, Sibylla, an obsession with Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, absorbing its lessons in Samurai virtue, and embarks on a quest to find his father, approaching seven men to test their worthiness. 75,000 first printing.
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Hardcover
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from Miramax (September 1, 2000)
9780786866687 | details & prices | 530 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.75 in. | 2.00 lbs | List price $24.95
About: A child prodigy with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo's obsession with Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and its lessons in Samurai virtue lead him to embark on a quest to find his father, approaching seven men to test their worthiness.
About: A child prodigy with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo's obsession with Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and its lessons in Samurai virtue lead him to embark on a quest to find his father, approaching seven men to test their worthiness.
Paperback
Reprint edition from New Directions (May 31, 2016)
9780811225502 | details & prices | 576 pages | List price $18.95
Reprint edition from Miramax (March 1, 2002)
9780786887002 | details & prices | 530 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $14.95
About: A child prodigy with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo's obsession with Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and its lessons in Samurai virtue lead him to embark on a quest to find his father, approaching seven men to test their worthiness.
About: A child prodigy with an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Ludo's obsession with Kurosawa's 'Seven Samurai' and its lessons in Samurai virtue lead him to embark on a quest to find his father, approaching seven men to test their worthiness.
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