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9782806290472: Silk by Alessandro Baricco (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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ISBN 10: 2806290473 ISBN 13: 9782806290472
Editorial: BrightSummaries.com, 2016

Sinopsis

Unlock the more straightforward side of Silk with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!

This engaging summary presents an analysis of Silk by Alessandro Baricco, which tells the story of Hervé Joncour, a French silkworm merchant during the 19th century. Following an epidemic which infects silkworm eggs across the world, he is forced to travel to Japan to continue his trade. He meets a woman there that fascinates him, and he returns numerous times to try and see her, desperate to discover her identity. Silk was an immediate bestseller in Italy, where it has sold over 300,000 copies to date. The novel has been translated into 27 languages, and has won admirers all over the world thanks to its compelling historical plot and delicate, poetic writing style. Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, composer and filmmaker. He has written a number of novels, is a contributor to the Italian daily newspaper La Repubblica and teaches at the Scuola Holden, a school of narrative techniques that he cofounded in 1993.

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* A complete plot summary
* Character studies
* Key themes and symbols
* Questions for further reflection

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Año de publicación
2016
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ISBN 10 
2806290473
ISBN 13 
9782806290472
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