Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress
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Dorset Village Public Library - Fiction - 1st FloorFIC DAIOn Shelf
Manchester Community Library - Fiction - Main LibraryFIC Dai, SijieOn Shelf
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Book
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197 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
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UG
Level 7.3, 8 Points

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Translation of: Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise.
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Two boys, moved to the country for "re-education" as part of Mao's Cultural Revolution, find little to amuse them, but things change when they discover a stash of Western classics in Chinese translation and use the stories of Balzac to capture the attention of the beautiful daughter of the local tailor.
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Adult

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dai, S., & Rilke, I. (2001). Balzac and the little Chinese seamstress (1st American ed.). Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dai, Sijie, 1954- and Ina. Rilke. 2001. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Dai, Sijie, 1954- and Ina. Rilke. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2001.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Dai, Sijie, and Ina Rilke. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress 1st American ed., Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2001.

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