Dai Sijie is a Chinese French author and filmmaker living in France since 1984. He writes in French. His first novel, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, written in French, was a best seller and has been translated into more than 25 languages.
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In their own words 9
What happened to her books?”“They went up in smoke. Confiscated by the Red Guards, who promptly burnt them in public, right in front of her apartment building.
p. 54
We had been so unlucky. By the time we had finally learnt to read properly, there had been nothing left for us to read.
p. 54
Four-Eyes’s parents probably wanted their son to be a writer. They must have thought it would be good for him to read books, even if he had to do so in secret.
p. 55
Filmography 6
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters
Night Peacock
China, My Sorrow
The Eleventh Child
Le Mangeur de lune11 credits on file
Awards 3
Connected to Dai 6
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