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A Chinese author’s timeless love affair with language
Review by Becky Ohlsen

Some people just really love words. Dai Sijie, author of Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, is one of those people. His new novel, Once on a Moonless Night, revels ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 15:11:56 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 13:11:57 -0800 2009
It's beautiful, but there doesn't seem to be much plot. This is strange because usually a lack of plot will drive up a wall. It makes me want to fling the book across the room and consider revoking my "don't burn books" rule. Wor...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 12 04:22:41 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 04:25:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 16:05:54 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 13 11:00:07 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 20:47:49 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 20:56:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:48:20 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 06:50:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 22 05:11:42 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 05:14:25 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Fri Nov 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:08:21 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:16:28 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 12:36:02 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 16:42:00 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Sep 12 05:52:04 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 05:52:59 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:03:29 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 09:04:06 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sun Oct 25 17:41:36 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 17:41:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 17:46:28 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 15:58:10 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 19:59:07 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 20:01:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 23:06:15 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 20:04:09 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 15:02:26 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:43:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 01 14:28:01 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 14:30:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 29 08:11:39 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 08:11:39 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 19:27:38 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 19:27:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 16:06:19 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 16:06:39 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6957479