Jedwab by Alessandro Baricco
An elegant, melancholic novella that follows a French silkworm merchant in the 19th century who makes yearly voyages to distant lands to obtain healthy eggs; his routine life and steady marriage are quietly unsettled by an unconsummated, obsessive longing for a mysterious married woman glimpsed on one of those journeys. The spare, lyrical prose traces desire, alienation and the subtle costs of commerce, set against cultural encounters and the fragile fortunes of the silk trade.
- Published
- 1996
- Nationality
- Italian
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 80-100
- Original Language
- Italian
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- Alternate Titles
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- Seta
- Silk
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