The French silk trade is threatened by an epidemic and Herve Joncour travels to 1860s Japan to attempt to obtain clean eggs. He falls in love with a non-Japanese concubine but the affair is carried out secretively and provides a most delicate ending.
| ISBN: | 9781860463662 |
| Publication date: | 7th May 1998 |
| Author: | Alessandro Baricco |
| Publisher: | Vintage Books an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 104 pages |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
The French silk trade is threatened by an epidemic and Herve Joncour travels to 1860s Japan to attempt to obtain clean eggs. He falls in love with a non-Japanese concubine but the affair is carried out secretively and provides a most delicate ending.
Silk features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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Silk was written by Alessandro Baricco and published by Vintage Books an imprint of Random House
Silk has 104 pages