Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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• Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress By Dai Sijie

  Looks can be deceiving: Between the covers of this tiny book lies a very large story, indeed. In Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, as the Cultural Revolution sweeps across China, two young men join forces when they're exiled to the countrysid ... (read full critics)

  bookpage published on Fri, 17 Sep 2010

• Dai Sijie: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

  Time to broaden my literary horizons with another handsome little edition in the Vintage East series: this time, Dai Sijie’s 2001 novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Or am I broadening my horizons? Sijie’s novel seems to owe more to the g ... (read full critics)

  theasylum published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

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  Lovely little book.

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  KillingTime said on Mar 9, 2009 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  wha???

  I kinda got this book, but then I didn't. I didn't really get what the reader was saposed to take from the book and the random sex was weird. Also, I had no idea what the climax was.

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  Siouxi Silva said on Aug 7, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  A quick, enjoyable read despite what could be a very heavy subject-matter. I look forward to discussing the book with friends.

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  Antonia said on Apr 13, 2009 about the Hardcover edition | 1 feedback

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  Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

  A strong coming-of-age story set during Mao's re-education campaign.

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  Readingrat said on May 28, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Highly recommended! An "introduction" to what had happen when someone was re-educated in the Chinese Culture Revolution era.

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  xYang said on Jan 24, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Dai Sijie is a very eloquent writer.

  translated from Chinese

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  Angie said on Dec 9, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• ISBN-10: 141764852X
• ISBN-13: 9781417648528
• Publisher: Tandem Library
• Pub date: Oct 01, 2002
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and Audio Cassette
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