Silk

Novel, Historical fiction by 亞歷山卓·巴利科

Blurb

This startling, sensual, hypnotically compelling novel tells a story of adventure, sexual enthrallment, and a love so powerful that it unhinges a man's life. In 1861 French silkworm merchant Hervé Joncour is compelled to travel to Japan, where, in the court of an enigmatic nobleman, he meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not even speak. And he cannot read the note she sends him until he has returned to his country. But in the moment he does, Joncour is possessed. The same spell will envelop anyone who reads Silk, a work that has the compression of a fable, the evocative detail of the greatest historical fiction, and the devastating erotic force of a dream.

First Published

1996

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Josemad

Reseña de Seda de Alessandro Baricco. http://miscriticassobrelibrosleidos.blogspot.com/2011/10/seda-de-alessandro-baricco.html Un saludo

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