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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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New York Times Bestseller
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends 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, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.
Author: Dai Sijie
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/29/2002
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780385722209
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 68632 / Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Award: 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Paperback
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends 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, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.
Author: Dai Sijie
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 10/29/2002
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.49d
ISBN: 9780385722209
Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.3
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 68632 / Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Award: 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Nominee - Paperback
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