Silk
by Alessandro Baricco
Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalslowfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcomplex relationshiplove conquers all
Boxlist takeStirring and glossy: a grounded novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.7 / 5
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About This Book
France, 1861. When an epidemic threatens to wipe out the silk trade in France, silkworm breeder Herve Joncour 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.
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- Author
- Alessandro Baricco
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 125
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- Open Library
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