false 57044744 20528 533465 0385722206 9780385722209 1057 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 8310 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 9166 1209 2001 5 0 false Mon May 25 06:59:24 -0700 2009 Sat May 23 05:57:17 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 06:59:24 -0700 2009