false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170568330m/61264.jpg 61264 46 This startling, sensual, hypnotically compelling novel tells a story of adventure, sexual enthrallment, and a love so powerful that it unhinges a man's life. In 1861 French silkworm merchant Hervé Joncour is compelled to travel to Japan, where, in the court of an enigmatic nobleman, he meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not even speak. And he cannot read the note she sends him until he has returned to his country. But in the moment he does, Joncour is possessed. The same spell will envelop anyone who reads <b>Silk</b>, a work that has the compression of a fable, the evocative detail of the greatest historical fiction, and the devastating erotic force of a dream. 116061 book 1996 Silk total:1530|5:416|4:568|3:390|2:122|1:34| 1530 5800 2101 236 4 7 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 30 13:50:00 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 29 14:04:12 -0800 2008 "I never even heard her voice."
And after a while:
"It is a strange grief."
Softly:
"To die of nostalgia for something you will never live."

I finished this in a matter of hours. My advice on this book would be: do not let that, nor its sl...more...]]> 4 4 false false Fri Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 02:52:15 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 19 02:54:57 -0700 2008 ¡Qué triste es descubrir el amor después de haberlo perdido!]]> 5 2 false false Fri Jul 20 22:30:12 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 12 10:10:11 -0800 2008
This book is...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 01:36:23 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 03 07:23:18 -0700 2008 Seda es la excelente economía de medios que Alessandro Baricco pone al servicio de una historia de juguete, frágil y bella como una figurilla de cristal. Es la historia de Hervé Joncour y su amor idealizado hacia alguien que no es nadie, sino más bien una idea...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 14:38:18 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 14 16:16:12 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue May 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 11:06:32 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 12:20:17 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun May 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 05:52:17 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 18:22:30 -0700 2009
OK, for 125 pages I'm reading this thinking, "three stars, nice little story, fast read; wish more novelists could tell a sweeping romantic adventure tale with such dispatch. Vivid,...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 13:21:58 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 11 20:05:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:05:18 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 06 18:16:12 -0800 2009 1 a) No soy un ser humano normal
b) No tengo 3 neuronas
c) Una combinacion de las dos anteriores

Me recomendaron mucho el libro, y los comentarios...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Apr 30 18:51:28 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 19:08:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 15 20:42:18 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 20:42:22 -0700 2009
It is simply the story of silk merchant, Herve Joncour, who is married. Herve exists through life quietly and routinely, always a follower never a lea...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 08:29:51 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 10:53:54 -0700 2009 Silk tells the story of a 19th-century Frenchman who makes annual visits to Japan for four consecutive years; during each visit he experiences a single profound moment with the mistress of the local lord, all of which transcend language and time. In one instance, she pa...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 02:48:56 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 10:32:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 25 05:13:21 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 06:31:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Sep 16 22:02:13 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 11:43:50 -0700 2007 ابریشم یه کتاب جالب بود، که از اول تا آخر داستان منتظر یه پایان دلخوش کنکی، اما آخر کتاب شوکه میشی! ز�...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Mar 21 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 05 14:40:38 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 14:41:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Nov 30 11:48:31 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 11:52:36 -0800 2008 Snow County by Yasunari Kawabata, and for reasons beyon...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Aug 31 21:07:28 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 09:35:10 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 26 10:48:08 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 09:47:16 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jun 24 22:58:24 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 25 22:27:47 -0700 2008 Silk, and consequently was disappointed by the actual novella. A lot can be lost in translation, and I suspect that this is why Silk struck me as slow instead of mesmerizing, peculiar instead of lyrical. If I ever learn Italian, I'd love to try reading this book ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=61264