{"product_id":"balzac-and-the-little-chinese-seamstress-a-novel-0385722206","title":"Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0385722206\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sijie, Dai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew York Times BestsellerBalzac 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 Chinas 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEnglish translation in 2001 | National Bestseller\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51539037356320,"sku":"NEW0385722206","price":10.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/61MX9hFXKVL.jpg?v=1777483404","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/balzac-and-the-little-chinese-seamstress-a-novel-0385722206","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}