Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress / Dai Sijie ; translated from the French by Ina Rilke.
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.
Record details
- ISBN: 0385722206
- ISBN: 9780385722209
- Physical Description: 184 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Anchor Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, 2002.
- Copyright: ©2001
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Knopf, c2001.
- Study Program Information Note:
- Accelerated Reader AR UG 7.3 8 68632.Accelerated Reader 7.3
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- Subject:
- Prohibited books > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Authors, Chinese.
Teenage boys > China > Fiction.
China > History > Cultural Revolution, 1966-1976 > Fiction.
China > History > 1949-1976 > Fiction. - Genre:
- Political fiction.
Available copies
- 11 of 11 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 11 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris Public Library | F Sij (Text) | 30254100423661 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| BHM Headquarters Library | FIC (Text) | 38344101463519 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F DAI (Text) | 34621704622607 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Leicester Library | F DAI (Text) | 0020505128676 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | BRG FIC SIJIE BRG (Text) | 30229100492726 | Adult Storage Fiction | Available | - |
| Madison Main Library | BRG FIC SIJIE BRG (Text) | 30229100492734 | Adult Storage Fiction | Available | - |
| Morganton Public Library | Dai (Text) | 33557001984038 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F DAI (Text) | 0020511109389 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Pasquotank Library Main | F DAI (Text) | 39488101297721 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Weaverville Library | F DAI (Text) | 0020511619981 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
During the Chinese Cultural Revolution, two boys are sent to the country for reeducation, where their lives take an unexpected turn when they meet the beautiful daughter of a local tailor and stumble upon a forbidden stash of Western literature.
