Silk: A Story of War
Silk: A Story of War
Alessandro Baricco
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Summary
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.
Product Description
Title - Silk: A Story of War
Edition -
Author - Alessandro Baricco
ISBN 13 - 9781841958354
Imprint - Canongate Books
Publisher - Canongate Books
Date Published - 07/09/2006
Prize -
No. of pages -
Binding Type - Paperback
Dimensions - 129 x 198 x 9mm
Weight - 113 g
Languages - English