by Alessandro Baricco · RBA La Magrana · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788489662025
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«Seda» is the novel by Alessandro Baricco published by RBA La Magrana in paperback (120 pages).
Hervé Joncour, a French merchant of silkworm eggs, travels in secret to the Japan of the 1860s, closed to foreigners, to obtain supplies. During his dealings with a local baron he meets a mysterious woman with whom he cannot speak, and between them a silent fascination is born. Love, desire and distance run through this brief story between France and Japan.
The original title, published in 1996, is «Seta». This edition belongs to the Butxaca collection and includes the translation by Mercè Canela.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in love stories, travel and historical settings.
Alessandro Baricco is an Italian writer, director and performer. His novels have been translated into a number of languages.
