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Title: Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai, Ina Rilke ISBN: 0-385-72220-6 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.35 (111 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A sweet, satisfying unusual novella about life, love and
Comment: literature. It is about two young men being re-educated during the Mao Zedong Cultural Revolution.
Of course, the re-education had nothing to do with actual learning and the boys plod along trying to make the best of a very bad situation. Life becomes easier once they con a fellow detainee to give up one of his 'forbidden' books, and then some others that he has hidden away. The books are classics by Balzac. They read and re-read them and then when the books are taken back they perform the stories word for word.
Word gets around and soon they are sent into the village to give their performaces.And again to watch movies and re-enact them for the head of the village. They both become enamoured of the tailor's daughter, 'the little seamtress' and they eventually teach her many of their stories which she loves. What they wish to do is citify the little, pretty country girl.
They know that they will never escape this village but they try to make their own enjoyment and partially succeed in that dank and dreary environmnet.
The book is short but tells a story that is larger and more encompassing than what is written down. The ending is a surprise and to me it brings back the old axiom, "Be careful what you wish for, because you might just get your wish."
A gem of a well-written book. You will give yourself a gift by reading it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful!
Comment: I wasn't expecting much when I picked up this slim volume, but have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it. Funny and heart-wrenching, it has a little of everything. While I liked McCrae's BARK OF THE DOGWOOD and BEL CANTO better, it was still worth the money I paid for it. Highly recommended!!!
Rating: 5
Summary: Sparkles like a rich jewel pinned to a Chairman Mao Jacket
Comment: This is a story of two Chinese boys, sons of the educated bourgeoise, who are sent out into the wilderness for re-education, Chairman Mao style. The story is not complicated and yet, it reflects the complexity, the light, and the flawless beauty of a precious gem. The power, the beauty, and the freedom of imagination, nestled in the written word, is the gift in this treasure... what a treat... Enjoy
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Title: The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd ISBN: 0142001740 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: 28 January, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Bel Canto: A Novel by Ann Patchett ISBN: 0060934417 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 16 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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Title: Life of Pi by Yann Martel ISBN: 0156027321 Publisher: Harvest Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Atonement by Ian McEwan ISBN: 038572179X Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 25 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Today Show Book Club #8) by Alexander McCall Smith ISBN: 1400034779 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 06 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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