9781860462580

Silk

Alessandro Baricco; Guido Waldman

ISBN 10: 1860462588 / 1-86046-258-8
ISBN 13: 9781860462580
Publisher: Harvill Pr
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Hardcover
Editorial Reviews:
Synopsis:

In 1860, France's silk trade is threatened by an epidemic. To obtain uncontaminated silk worm eggs, a young man goes on a clandestine journey to Japan--where he falls in love with a lovely, non-Oriental concubine. This critically acclaimed narrative, seamless as a piece of fine silk, plays on the imagination, haunting as a strain of beautiful music.


Review:

"A fine novella....Not the slightest hint of affectation mars this almost perfect little story, which, while scarcely raising its voice above a whisper, builds to a wrenching climax and denouement. Masterly."

Kirkus, 10/15/1997

 
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