Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
Two sons of doctors, sent to 're-education' camps, forced to carry buckets of excrement up and down mountain paths, have only their sense of humour to keep them going. And not only their lives: after listening to the stories of Balzac, the little seamstress will never be the same again.
A completely beguiling novelalways giving the reader a sense of being there. Very engaging * Independent *
Wholly delightful, intelligent, funny and unexpected. A remarkable book, offering sheer delight * Scotsman *
A simple story, seductively told, it touches and lifts up the beauty of human experience far beyond the mountains of Western China in which the story is set * Times Literary Supplement *
Highly original and sweetly charming * The Times *
If you read only one novel, choose this one: it's worth a hundred * Le Figaro *
Wholly delightful, intelligent, funny and unexpected. A remarkable book, offering sheer delight * Scotsman *
A simple story, seductively told, it touches and lifts up the beauty of human experience far beyond the mountains of Western China in which the story is set * Times Literary Supplement *
Highly original and sweetly charming * The Times *
If you read only one novel, choose this one: it's worth a hundred * Le Figaro *
Born in China in 1954, Dai Sijie is a film maker and novelist, who left China in 1984 for France where he now lives and works. He is the author of the international bestseller, Balzac and the Chinese Seamstress (shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction prize) - which he made into a film - Mr Muo's Travelling Couch (winner of the Prix Femina) and Once on a Moonless Night.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780099286431 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099286432 |
| Title | Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress |
| Author | Dai Sijie |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2002-03-07 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2002 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |