Silk (novel)
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| Silk | |
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 American paperback edition cover |
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| Author(s) | Alessandro Baricco |
| Original title | Seta |
| Translator | Guido Waldman |
| Country | Italy |
| Language | Italian |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Rizzoli editore |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Published in English |
October 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 100 pp (First edition, hardcover) |
| ISBN | 8817660590 |
| OCLC Number | 34657857 |
Silk (Italian: Seta is a 1996 novel by the Italian writer Alessandro Baricco. It was translated into English in 1997 by Guido Waldman. A new English translation by Ann Goldstein was published in 2006.
[edit] Plot
The novel tells the story of a French silkworm merchant-turned-smuggler named Hervé Joncour in 19th century France who travels to Japan for his town's supply of silkworms after a disease wipes out their African supply. During his stay in Japan, he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron.
[edit] Adaptations
Silk has been adapted for stage and film:
- A theater adaptation was made in 2005 by Mary Zimmerman
- Silk (2007 film)
[edit] Editions
Silk (English edition) by Alessandro Baricco; translated by Guido Waldman.
- Hardcover - ISBN 1-86046-258-8 published in (ISBN 978-1-86046-258-0) October 1997 by The Harvill Press
- Paperback - ISBN 1-86046-366-5 published in May 1998 by The Harvill Press
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