Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Paperback
by Dai Sijie
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9780385722209ISBN-10:385722206UPC:9780385722209Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Cultural Heritage, HistoricalAward:2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Paperback AwardSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.38Product ID:SC2RERZ20P
New York Times Bestseller
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation. As they flirt with the seamstress and secretly devour these banned works, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation. As they flirt with the seamstress and secretly devour these banned works, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Anchor BooksISBN-13:9780385722209ISBN-10:385722206UPC:9780385722209Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Cultural Heritage, HistoricalAward:2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Paperback AwardSize:8.00 x 5.30 x 0.49 inchesWeight:0.38Product ID:SC2RERZ20P
Born in China in 1954, Dai Sijie is a filmmaker who was himself "re-educated" between 1971 and 1974.
He left China in 1984 for France, where he has lived and worked ever since. This, his first novel, was an overnight sensation when it appeared in France in 2000, becoming an immediate best-seller and winning five prizes. Rights to the novel have been sold in nineteen countries, and it is soon to be made into a film.
He left China in 1984 for France, where he has lived and worked ever since. This, his first novel, was an overnight sensation when it appeared in France in 2000, becoming an immediate best-seller and winning five prizes. Rights to the novel have been sold in nineteen countries, and it is soon to be made into a film.
Publisher: Anchor Books
Awards
🏆 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Paperback Award
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