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Baricco, the author of two prize-winning novels, spins an enchanting novella as delicate as the silk that fills the story. In the 1860s, Herve Joncour makes four difficult journeys from France to Japan to obtain eggs for breeding silkworms. Japan is closed to the world, but he manages to negotiate with a local baron to obtain the eggs. While there, he notices a young woman who does not have oriental eyes. Though they never address each other, they conduct a secret affair. The story, told exquisitely and very well translated, conveys the richness, delicacy, and mystery of the book's sought-after fabric. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.?Ann Irvine, Montgomery Cty. P.L., Md.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Taschenbuch .
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"An intensely powerful and perceptive drama of the deepest human desires... One of the most astonishing and moving novels I have ever read." Daily Telegraph "A heart-breaking love story told in the form of a classic fable... A literary gem of bewitching power." Sunday Times "Silk is the perfect pick-up book... A book of startling images and ideas." Observer "Deeply moving - A delicately crafted love story and an anatomy of desire." Guardian"
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If you have ever searched for that place between reality and dreams, between human reticence and cheek-burning emotion, then perhaps this lovely jewel is for you. Reminiscent of M. Duras and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, it quietly speaks of the explosive passions and longings inherent to the human condition.
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This lovely little jewel of a book actually reminds me of the relationship I have with my own wife. However, unlike Joncour, I am lucky enough to realize that what I seek is right under my own roof. The letter Joncour thought he received from the concubine reminds me of the letters and the passion I share with my beloved and it also tells me how very lucky I am to be married to the woman of my dreams. This is an amazing book and anyone who loves or wants to love whould read it. There are lessons in it for all of us.
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Silk, by Alessandro Baricco, is the story of Hervé Joncour, a French silk breeder living in the small town of Lavilledieu. In 1861, when epidemics were striking the hatcheries of Europe, Joncour began to travel to Syria and Egypt to acquire healthy eggs for the town. When his friend, Baldabiou tells his of the extraordinary silk produced in Japan, Joncour embarks on the first of four journeys to what then was determined to be "the end of the world." Traveling by train, horseback, and ship, Joncour always takes the same route and always deals with an enigmatic man named Hara Kei, "the most elusive man in Japan, master of all that the world contrived to carry off the island." But more important to Joncour than Hara Kei is Hara Kei's concubine, a young girl, of which we learn nothing, excpept that "her eyes did not have an Oriental slant." Even though they do not touch and do not speak, Joncour, a true romantic, falls instantly in love with this strange and beautiful girl and comes to believe that his love is returned, although by his fourth and final trip to Japan, he does resign himself to the fact that she will remain forever out of his reach. Civil was in Japan has torn Hara Kei's village apart and Joncour returns to Lavilledieu and to his faithful and loving wife Hélène, resigned that "in the whole world there was nothing beautiful left." Now a wealthy man, Joncour settles down to life in Lavilledieu with Hélène util the arrival of a letter, posted in Belgium, arrives. Written entirely in Japanese, Joncour believes it looks "like a catalogue of the footprints of little birds, fantastically meticulous in its compilation." When the letter is finally translated, Joncour learns the earth-shattering truth, truth he should have known all along, and his life, as well as the lives of others, are shown to be nothing more than a heart-breaking string of missed opportunities and the vulnerability of assumptions. What is most powerful in Silk is not what is said, but what is left unsaid. The book is highly stylized and enigmatic. We are never given any details about Hara Kei's concubine, Joncour's journeys to the East, or Hélène's feelings about her husband. Yet, I find I must disagree with those reviewers who criticized the book as containing little character development. I felt the characters were developed most excellently and by the book's end, I felt I had come to know most of them and was certainly able to identify with their plight. And, although the writing is lyrical, with strong undercurrents of eroticism throughout, it is both ephemeral and spare. It is most definitely prose and not poetry. Much in this book is reiterative narration, leading us to believe that nothing that happens in Japan upsets the calm day-to-day existence of Joncour and his wife in Lavilledieu. Even late in his life, Joncour spends his days "with a liturgy of habits that succeeded in warding off sadness." Silk is a small, slim book, but one that packs a lifetime of experience between its covers. It is a stylistic tour de force, a haunting haiku, and a heart-breaking allegory of life as a quest, ultimately unfulfilled. In short, it is a masterpiece of love and loss that is well worth reading time and time again.
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Beautifully written
I bought the book after watching the movie, because I wanted to learn more about the character's feelings. I'm glad I did. Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 11 Monaten von Miner veröffentlicht
Money, Love, and Poetry
Around 1860 there is an epidemic disease among the silkworm eggs in France. Hervé Joncour organizes - in the course of four years - four expeditions to japan to buy healthy... Lesen Sie weiter...
Vor 24 Monaten von Jan Dierckx veröffentlicht
amazing love
Diesmal habe ich diese unglaubliche Geschichte von Alessandro Baricco in Englisch verschenkt - ich spreche nicht spanisch und weiß deshalb nicht, ob die Übersetzung in... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. Mai 2010 von remmos
Wonderful little book that is rich in sensation
I am in the middle of "Silk" and feeling amazed by the power of the words written with such economy and richness. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. Juni 2000 von sam
Passion as forceful as a hurricane
I have never read a book which manages to portray the passion of a relationship in the way Baricco describes it. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 13. März 2000 von Edward Demicoli
A Fable of Desire and Longing
Anybody who has carried a torch for a coulda-been-lover, tried to push fate or attempted to take a detour so that they wound up on the street-where-you-live will find this book to... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 29. Dezember 1999 von S. McHale
Read it and weep....
Silk is a romantic fable of sensuality and passion blended with bittersweet irony. Herve Joncour's travels in quest of silk worms takes him around the world, but the beauty of the... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. Dezember 1999 von Ron McNamara
nothing special
The writing is occasionally good, but highly repetitive and suffers from poor character development. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
Silk-the story of a transformation
A short and beautiful story, that won't let go of you for a long time. Silk is more than just a love story. It is a journey to a foreign country that makes a man find his own self.
Veröffentlicht am 11. Dezember 1999 von corax trust
Nothing special
I thought this book would be brilliant given all the hype. It was alright, the style of writing wasn't really amazing, and the story was something of a short-story fairytale. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. Dezember 1999 von Kazza
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