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  • A look is always an abduction  

    Silk (Paperback)
    First reading of Alessandro Baricco, first jubilation, saying that fascination. This novel is not a novel, it is not a fable, it is not a poem, is all this at once, with a very special rhythm, Eastern time scale. The hero of the story is certainly pr
  • With one of the most beautiful love letters ever written ...  

    Silk (Paperback)
    The delightful story of a nineteenth century merchant sériculteur told by an Italian Alessandro Baricco unclassifiable. A little gem of a few pages, almost new. Nearly actually poem. Or even a song since the trip of the Ardèche trader in Japan is dra
  • ..... but too short!  

    Silk (Paperback)
    As brief but intense, as clear as silky, this short novel will to basics, no frills, to reflect the neutral character's life, which he is the spectator neither happy nor unhappy. Poetic and minimalist, this simple story is readable gently. Hervé Jonc
  • exotic  

    Silk (Paperback)
    This book Baricco is a must for several reasons. First of all for the pure style of writing for poetry linked to the nostalgia of the time elapsed and the Japanese culture of the early century, the richness of human relations, love of course but also
  • depth elegance surprise  

    Silk (Paperback)
    I was dazzled by the rhythm, for this tale effect; surprised by its content. You must read this book slowly, taste like a box of chocolates (as we say), do not devour him. I did not know that this book was a hit, I read by chance, so I did not pushed