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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac et la Petite Tailleuse chinoise

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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac et la Petite Tailleuse chinoise

Penned By Dai Sijie
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In this enchanting tale about the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening, two hapless city boys are exiled to a remote mountain village for reeducation during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There they 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, they find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.

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Length 184 Pages
Language Eng
Released 2000
Identifier (ISBN) 533465
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Dai Sijie is a writer and avid reader based in the Pacific Northwest. Before pursuing writing full-time, they spent over a decade working in education. When not working on their next book, Dai Sijie can usually be found hiking with their dog or trying out new coffee shops in their neighborhood.

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