false 31412990 1224639 533465 0385722206 9780385722209 1059 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255893419m/533465.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255893419s/533465.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/533465.Balzac_and_the_Little_Chinese_Seamstress_A_Novel 3.56 8332 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is an enchanting tale that captures the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening. An immediate international bestseller, it tells the story of two hapless city boys exiled to a remote mountain village for re-education during China’s infamous Cultural Revolution. There the two friends meet the daughter of the local tailor and discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation. As they flirt with the seamstress and secretly devour these banned works, the two friends find transit from their grim surroundings to worlds they never imagined.]]> 14531 3.52 9194 1210 2001 4 0 false Fri Sep 12 11:33:11 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 28 06:18:52 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 11:33:11 -0700 2008