BANNED – Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai

Set during the Cultural Revolution in China, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress follows two young university students when they are forced to perform manual labor in a poor rural area of the country for “re-education”. The hardship of their new life is eased by the discovery of a hidden stash of Western novels, which helps them hang onto a world they thought they’d lost forever.

Ironically, this novel about the devastating affects of repression and censorship has frequently been challenged and banned for sexually explicit scenes.

Celebrate your freedom to read – do not take this precious democratic freedom for granted! Visit the American Library Association’s site on Banned Books Week for more information.

One thought on “BANNED – Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Sijie Dai

  1. I loved your series on banned books! There’s only one I haven’t read (The Handmaid’s Tale) but I certainly will now!

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