Silk
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The year is 1861. Herv� Joncour is a French merchant of silkworms, who combs the known world for their gemlike eggs. Then circumstances compel him to travel farther, beyond the edge of the known, to a country legendary for the quality of its silk and its hostility to foreigners: Japan.
There Joncour meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not even speak. And he cannot read the note she se... More
There Joncour meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not even speak. And he cannot read the note she se... More
Book Information
Publisher | Vintage Books |
Binding | Paperback (12 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 144 |
ISBN-10 | 0307277976 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0307277978 |
Publication Date | 08/28/2007 |
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About Ann Goldstein (Translator) : Ann Goldstein is a published author and a translator. Published credits of Ann Goldstein include Silk (MTI), Troubling Love, and The Days of Abandonment.
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