tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174167584829577698.post2022119864175825760..comments2023-07-02T09:27:11.914-06:00Comments on Victorian Soul Book Critiques: "Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" by Dai SijieLitha Nellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350209887646891024noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174167584829577698.post-10983817261539904752014-07-29T19:36:40.682-06:002014-07-29T19:36:40.682-06:00After I wrote this review, I found out the author ...After I wrote this review, I found out the author had lived in China during the Cultural Revolution- so some of what he wrote about in this novel he may have actually experienced. It really is a great read for portrait of that period of time in China.<br />Thanks for commenting Jamie!<br />~Litha NelleLitha Nellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350209887646891024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9174167584829577698.post-36779527010325643752014-07-28T18:40:14.143-06:002014-07-28T18:40:14.143-06:00One of my professors (gosh almost 2 years ago now)...One of my professors (gosh almost 2 years ago now) had recommended this to me and I had been meaning for a long time to pick it up. I've studied a bit about China's cultural revolution and it really was a pretty scary time. Now I definitely want to read it, great review! :)Jamiehttp://carbonbeauty.net/peachnoreply@blogger.com