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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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Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress, Dai Sijie
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- Released
- 2019
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dai Sijie
- Publisher
- Vintage Digital
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 176
- ISBN10
- 009949082x
- ISBN13
- 9780099490821
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Art, Music Theme, Love, Family, Women, Classics, Politics, Friendship, Adapted for Film, China, About Books, Communism, Poverty, Chinese Literature, Students, Chinese Cultural Revolution (1966–1976)
- First published
- 2000
- Original title
- Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- 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.