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Silk
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9781786896421
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A tale of lust and possession in nineteenth-century France and Japan, from the international bestseller
France, 1861. When an epidemic threatens to wipe out the silk trade in France, Herve Joncour, a young silkworm breeder, has to travel overland to distant Japan, out of bounds to foreigners, to smuggle out healthy silkworms.
In the course of his secret negotiations with the local baron, Joncour’s attention is arrested by the man’s concubine, a girl who does not have oriental eyes. Although they are unable to exchange so much as a word, love blossoms between them, a love that is conveyed in a number of recondite messages.How their secret affair develops is told in this remarkable love story.
“Deeply moving… A delicately crafted love story and an anatomy of desire” Guardian
“Mesmerising and starkly beautiful” Observer
In the course of his secret negotiations with the local baron, Joncour’s attention is arrested by the man’s concubine, a girl who does not have oriental eyes. Although they are unable to exchange so much as a word, love blossoms between them, a love that is conveyed in a number of recondite messages.How their secret affair develops is told in this remarkable love story.
“Deeply moving… A delicately crafted love story and an anatomy of desire” Guardian
“Mesmerising and starkly beautiful” Observer
| Weight | 0.113000 |
|---|---|
| Author | Baricco, Alessandro |
| Availability | IP |
| Department | Literature |
| Edition | Main - Canons |
| Format | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781786896421 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Published | 01/08/2019 |
| Publisher | GBS DISTRIBUTION AND MARK |
| Section | Literature |
| Series | Canons |
| Size Unfolded | 198x129mm |
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