Balzac und die kleine chinesische Schneiderin

The funniest, saddest, and most beautiful love story of the year - this highly acclaimed novel from France tells the tale of two clever Chinese students who find themselves in a godforsaken mountain village. A suitcase full of Western world literature and a charming seamstress save their lives.

She has a thick black braid, two adorable little shoes made of pink silk, and the most enchanting smile one can imagine: the young seamstress from the remote mountain village, whom the young Luo falls in love with at first sight. He and his friend, two students sent here to the ends of the earth for "cultural re-education," soon realize that they have only one way to save themselves: they must acquire that wonderful leather suitcase containing the forbidden masterpieces of Western literature. For only from Balzac and Stendhal, from Dostoevsky and Dumas can they draw the life energy and spirit they need to confront the adversities of their existence and the whims of the village elder. And perhaps in the end, they might even win the heart of the seamstress.