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Balzac And the Little Chinese Seamstress
By
Sijie Dai
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Turtleback Books
Publication date
October 1, 2002
Binding
Prebinding
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781417648528
ISBN-10
141764852X
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.68 lbs.
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Out of Print
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$24.55
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
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.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. When two 17-year-old friends are sentenced to hard labor in a Chinese mountain village, they expect the worst. Because of their talents as storytellers, the two are assigned to visit a bigger town, see a film, return and tell the story to the villagers.
Editions
Hardcover
With Ina Rilke (other contributor), Dai Sijie |
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (September 1, 2003)
9781587244766 | details & prices | 199 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.10 lbs | List price $31.95
About: 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.
About: 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.
Reinforced
from Demco Media (November 1, 2003)
9780606294799 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $20.15
About: 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.
About: 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.
Prebinding
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from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2002)
9781417648528 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.68 lbs | List price $24.55
About: 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.
About: 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.
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