Author(s): Rebecca Dautremer,Alessandro Baricco
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 202
Publisher: Luis Vives Editorial
Language: Spanish
Date Published: 2013-12-01
Dimensions: 200 x 250 x 28mm
Publication City/Country: Spain
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The novel tells the story of Hervé Joncour, a French silkworm merchant. Hervé travels to Japan for businness. There he becomes obsessed with the concubine of a local baron. His trade in Japan and his personal relationship with the concubine are both strained by the internal political turmoil and growing anti-Western sentiment in Japan.