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France, 1861. A young silk breeder has to travel overland to distant Japan, out of bounds to foreigners, to smuggle out healthy silkworms, when an epidemic has wiped out the European hatcheries. He sets eyes upon his Japanese host's concubine and is at once in love, with never a word spoken.
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Silk, Alessandro Baricco, Guido Waldman
- Language
- Released
- 1998
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- Book condition
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- Title
- Silk
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Alessandro Baricco, Guido Waldman
- Publisher
- Harvill Press
- Released
- 1998
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 104
- ISBN10
- 1860463665
- ISBN13
- 9781860463662
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Travel, Adventure, Love, Classics, France, Military Fiction, Wars, Death, Italy, Southern Europe, 19th century, Japan, Adapted for Film, Novellas, Italian Literature, Journey, Desire, Silk, Silk Road
- First published
- 1996
- Original title
- Seta
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- France, 1861. A young silk breeder has to travel overland to distant Japan, out of bounds to foreigners, to smuggle out healthy silkworms, when an epidemic has wiped out the European hatcheries. He sets eyes upon his Japanese host's concubine and is at once in love, with never a word spoken.