Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress A Novel

by Dai Sijie

2002

Sent to a remote mountain village for ideological correction during China's Cultural Revolution, two young intellectuals discover forbidden Western literature. Their secret reading transforms their bleak existence, especially when they share these worlds with a local tailor's daughter, leading to unexpected romance and profound self-discovery. This is a story for anyone who believes in the power of books to liberate the mind and the heart.

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