Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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FICTION
"A funny, touching, sly and altogether delightful novel . . the power of art to enlarge our imaginations." —THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
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f y n this enchanting tale about the magic ^^ IB ^^/ of reading and the wonder of romantic / awakening, two hapless city boys are exiled
<__to a remote mountain village for re-
education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. | ¦
There they meet the daughter of the local tailor and dis- W A
cover 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.
"Poetic and affecting. . . . The descriptions of life in this strangest of times and places are so Hiveting that the reader longs for more." — THE NEW YO'RK TIM^S §00K REVIEW
"A thrilling and . . . truly great work. A richly complex fable." — SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Gives the rest of the world a glimpse into... Tovább

Fülszöveg

FICTION
"A funny, touching, sly and altogether delightful novel . . the power of art to enlarge our imaginations." —THE WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD
. about
f y n this enchanting tale about the magic ^^ IB ^^/ of reading and the wonder of romantic / awakening, two hapless city boys are exiled
<__to a remote mountain village for re-
education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. | ¦
There they meet the daughter of the local tailor and dis- W A
cover 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.
"Poetic and affecting. . . . The descriptions of life in this strangest of times and places are so Hiveting that the reader longs for more." — THE NEW YO'RK TIM^S §00K REVIEW
"A thrilling and . . . truly great work. A richly complex fable." — SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
"Gives the rest of the world a glimpse into that dark place where the human spirit continued, against all odds, to shine its light."
—THE BOSTON GLOBE
"A wonderful novel . . . formed by detailed layering and exquisite craftsmanship, like a beautifully tailored garment." — CHICAGO TRIBUNE
"Poignant, humorous and romantic."
— THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Seduces the reader into its world. A very wise little story of love and illusion." — THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER Vissza