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A beautiful short novel that combines a spare and elegant prose with an enthralling story of 19th century cross-cultural romance. The story begins in a provincial French town in the middle of the century, where a young Frenchman becomes involved in the developing silk industry. (The tone is perfection: having just read Madame Bovary, it seemed to me that Baricco was able to channel the spirit of the time and place amazingly well). The industry's key problem is the lack of a reliable source of healthy silk worm eggs, so the young man travels to Japan (still cut off from the rest of the world) to find them. In Japan he does find the eggs, but he also meets a Japanese grandee who speaks French, and the grandee's beautiful (and silent) mistress, whose long glances the young man cannot forget -- . The story winds on from there, bringing in the hero's relationship with his wife (who has a beautiful voice) and the impact of history on the links among the characters. A very beautiful novel, and at times a very erotic one.


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Silk Alessandro Baricco 9780375703829 Books Reviews

Alessandro Baricco knows the fine art of storytelling. His use of colors, tenderness, eroticism and time weave a most beautiful canvas print of words.

Silk is the International Bestseller about Hervé Joncour, a thirty two year old Frenchman living in the 1860's. While on leave from the Armed Forces, Joncour meets with a friend, Baldabieu, who is a successful owner of multiple silk mills in Lavilledieu, their small French village. After telling Joncour the devastation that will soon hit the area due to a sickness in the silkworms, and a grand and wonderous answer to the problem in traveling to faraway Japan, Joncour decides to accept the challenge and make the journey.

The beauty in the story is wrapped in the silk that is Joncour's travels... all that he sees, experiences and feels, and the people he meets in a world so unknown to his own. Blend in the warm receptions upon his return by his wife Hélén, and the slow weaving of an burning enigma through the chance encounters with a beautiful women in Japan and...

Well, I'll let Baricco tell you the story, for it truly is amazing. And, this was a very fast read. At less than 200 pages, I was able to read it in one sitting, which I never do. An excellent story told with such elegance and eloquence will leave readers wanting more. I definitely recommend reading the book before watching the movie, which is an impeccable translation from book to screen, and one of the most beautiful adaptations ever, in every sense of the word.
I read this book a long time ago, and I loved it. This time I ordered as a gift for somebody.
I'm planning to order it again, because I lost my copy. Hope you have it in kindle form.
The book, though short, has lasting lyrical qualities. The author's musical backgraound is evident in his repetitive depections of the main charachters sojourns to and from Japan. Much is left to the imagination. This is an ideal read for mature book groups. There are so many things unspoken, that readers are open to fill in many blanks It opens doors for exploration into the Silk Trade.

An enjoyable read.
This is a love story between a man, the possibility of what could have been a great love affaire.... and the wife who loved him.
Simple but profound
Great for a book group choice. Rather like reading a prosaic poem. Very compact. I could find time to read it twice in the month before the book group. If you read it too fast you will miss the depth of the text. Don't be fooled by that stupid cover which in no way reflects the content.
i was taken deeply into this world and read it slowly with my love at bedtime. full of creative magic, love and adventure. the move was good also, read the book first.
A beautiful short novel that combines a spare and elegant prose with an enthralling story of 19th century cross-cultural romance. The story begins in a provincial French town in the middle of the century, where a young Frenchman becomes involved in the developing silk industry. (The tone is perfection having just read Madame Bovary, it seemed to me that Baricco was able to channel the spirit of the time and place amazingly well). The industry's key problem is the lack of a reliable source of healthy silk worm eggs, so the young man travels to Japan (still cut off from the rest of the world) to find them. In Japan he does find the eggs, but he also meets a Japanese grandee who speaks French, and the grandee's beautiful (and silent) mistress, whose long glances the young man cannot forget -- . The story winds on from there, bringing in the hero's relationship with his wife (who has a beautiful voice) and the impact of history on the links among the characters. A very beautiful novel, and at times a very erotic one.