Silk vintage international kindle edition by baricco. It was translated into english in 1997 by guido waldman. In 1861 french silkworm merchant herve joncour travels to japan, where he encounters the mysterious hara kei. Silk movie tiein edition by alessandro baricco books. When an epidemic threatens to destroy the silk trade in france, the young m. The story is set in france, during the american civil war, and concerns a small town which sets up a silkproducing business. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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