Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
One version of the front cover of the novel
AuthorDai Sijie
Original titleBalzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise
TranslatorIna Rilke
GenreHistorical, Semi-autobiographical novel
PublisherAnchor Books
Publication date
2000
Published in English
2001
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages184
ISBN0-375-41309-X
OCLC46884190
843/.92 21
LC ClassPQ2664.A437 B3513 2001

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress (French: Balzac et la petite tailleuse chinoise) is a semi-autobiographical novella written by Dai Sijie, and published in 2000 in French and in English in 2001. A film based on his novel directed by Dai was released in 2002.