Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress
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New York : Knopf, 2001.
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Published
New York : Knopf, 2001.
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Book
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197 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
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Translation of: Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise.
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At the height of Mao's infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled to the countryside for "re-education." The narrator and his best friend, Luo, guilty of being the sons of doctors, find themselves in a remote village where, among the peasants of Phoenix mountain, they are made to cart buckets of excrement up and down precipitous winding paths. Their meager distractions include a violin--as well as, before long, the beautiful daughter of the local tailor. But it is when the two discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation that their re-education takes its most surprising turn. While ingeniously concealing their forbidden treasure, the boys find transit to worlds they had thought lost forever. And after listening to their dangerously seductive retellings of Balzac, even the Little Seamstress will be forever transformed.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dai, S., & Rilke, I. (2001). Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress (First American edition.). Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dai, Sijie, 1954- and Ina. Rilke. 2001. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dai, Sijie, 1954- and Ina. Rilke. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Knopf, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dai, Sijie, and Ina Rilke. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress First American edition., Knopf, 2001.
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