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Young Herve Joncour has to leave his doting wife, Helene, and his comfortable home in the small town of Lavilledieu, France and travel across Siberia through to Japan, to obtain uncontaminated silkworm eggs for breeding. He meets a local baron's concubine and falls in love.

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Silk by Alessandro Baricco

Young Herve Joncour has to leave his doting wife, Helene, and his comfortable home in the small town of Lavilledieu, France and travel across Siberia through to Japan, to obtain uncontaminated silkworm eggs for breeding. He meets a local baron's concubine and falls in love.

Alessandro Baricco was born in Turin in 1958 and continues to call the city his home.

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ISBN 13 9781860462580
ISBN 10 1860462588
Title Silk
Author Alessandro Baricco
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Year published 1997-02-13
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.