05402cam a2200469 4500 246107362 TxAuBib 20150918120000.0 ||||||s2002||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781415947562 1415947562 e5bcca44-3e20-4380-9c4f-9a38b740b80c OverDrive (Reserve ID) 138704 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Sijie, Dai. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress [Libby Audiobook]. Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, 2002. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 121MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 121MB. HTML:An enchanting literary debut—already an international best-seller.<br /> At the height of Mao's infamous Cultural Revolution, two boys are among hundreds of thousands exiled to the countryside for "re-education." The narrator and his best friend, Luo, guilty of being the sons of doctors, find themselves in a remote village where, among the peasants of Phoenix mountain, they are made to cart buckets of excrement up and down precipitous winding paths. Their meager distractions include a violin—as well as, before long, the beautiful daughter of the local tailor.<br /> But it is when the two discover a hidden stash of Western classics in Chinese translation that their re-education takes its most surprising turn. While ingeniously concealing their forbidden treasure, the boys find transit to worlds they had thought lost forever. And after listening to their dangerously seductive retellings of Balzac, even the Little Seamstress will be forever transformed.<br /> From within the hopelessness and terror of one of the darkest passages in human history, Dai Sijie has fashioned a beguiling and unexpected story about the resilience of the human spirit, the wonder of romantic awakening and the magical power of storytelling.<br /> <i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>. When two boys discover a suitcase of banned Western literature (translated) during their re-education in the remote countryside of China, anything is possible. Enlightenment falls upon the Cultural Revolution with thunder and drums, depicting as well the glory of carnal love and, more subtly, the idea of individualism. Both boys retell the stories to the villagers and earn recognition from the elders, as well as from the beautiful little seamstress. Read with the tenderness it deserves by B.D. Wong, the tale unfolds to inter-mingle East and West with touching results. This is a book that can be listened to over and over to hear the missed inflections and the astonishingly vivid details. B.H.B. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award, Winner of 2004 ALA/ YALSA Recording (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine. AudioFile Magazine. HTML:“Seduces readers into its world. . . . [A] very wise little story of love and illusion.”<br /> <br /> <br /> <i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>. HTML:—<i>The Philadelphia Inquirer</i>. “Poetic and affecting. . . . The descriptions of life in this strangest of times and places are so riveting that the reader longs for more.”. HTML:<i>—The New York Times Book Review</i>. “A funny, touching, sly and altogether delightful novel . . . about the power of art to enlarge our imaginations.”. HTML:—<i>The</i> <i>Washington Post Book World</i>. “Gives the rest of the world a glimpse into that dark place where the human spirit continues, against all odds, to shine its light.”. HTML:<i>—The Boston Globe</i>. “A wonderful novel . . . formed by detailed layering and exquisite craftsmanship, like a beautifully tailored garment.”. HTML:—<i>The Chicago Tribune</i>. “[A] thrilling and . . . truly great work. . . . [A] richly complex fable.”. HTML:—<i>San Francisco Chronicle Book Review</i>. “An unexpected miracle–a delicate, and often hilarious, tale.”. HTML:<i>—Los Angeles Times Book Review</i>. “Poignant, humorous, and romantic.”. HTML:—<i>The New York Times</i>. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: Audiobook. Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2015-11-04 20:00:02. Wong, B.D. http://camellia.lib.overdrive.com/ContentDetails.htm?ID=e5bcca44-3e20-4380-9c4f-9a38b740b80c http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/138704-BalzacAndTheLittleChinese.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/138704-BalzacAndTheLittleChinese.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=E5BCCA44-3E20-4380-9C4F-9A38B740B80C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/1191-1/138704-BalzacAndTheLittleChinese.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/1191-1/138704-BalzacAndTheLittleChinese.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) http://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=E5BCCA44-3E20-4380-9C4F-9A38B740B80C&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)