Dai Sijie
Dai Sijie is a Chinese-born filmmaker and novelist who has lived and worked in France since 1984. His first novel, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, was an overnight sensation; it spent twenty-three weeks on the New York Times best-seller list.
Dai Sijie is a Chinese-born filmmaker and novelist who has lived and worked in France since 1984. His first novel, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, was an overnight sensation; it spent twenty-three weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. See less
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Dai Sijie book reviews
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
A Fable
by rejoyce, Mar 18, 2008
During China's Cultural Revolution, two young men, whose parents are denounced as class enemies, are sent to the countryside for reeducation. They toil perilously in a mine, are entranced by the ... Read More
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Chinese classic.
Three young men are sent to the country for retraining during the cultural revelution. This story reflects the turmoil and adjustment and peronalities. They adjustments & learning the three boy's go ... Read More