Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress

by Dai Sijie

2.750 KD

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At the height of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two young boys are sent to the country for 'reeducation' at a remote mountain village, where their lives take an...

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Details

AuthorDai Sijie

First published2002

Era2000 onward

PublisherAnchor

LanguageEnglish

FormatPaperback

ConditionVery good

Reference414975-very-good

The Story

At the height of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two young boys are sent to the country for 'reeducation' at a remote mountain village, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translations. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 125,000 first printing.