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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 10/29/2002
ISBN: 9780385722209
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.49d
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Review Citations: BookPage 11/01/2002 pg. 19
Kliatt 03/01/2003 pg. 22
Commonweal 12/03/2004 pg. 30
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 68632 / Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 8
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Anchor Books
Published: 10/29/2002
ISBN: 9780385722209
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.49d
Award: Book Sense Book of the Year Award - Nominee
Review Citations: BookPage 11/01/2002 pg. 19
Kliatt 03/01/2003 pg. 22
Commonweal 12/03/2004 pg. 30
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 68632 / Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Reading Level: 7.3 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 8