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Title: Seduction in Silk: depends on your native style...
Review: It is always delightful to find a book that smoothly satisfies despite being translated from its original language; (in this case Italian). Evoking thoughts of Italo Calvino, Shogun and Murasaki Shikibu's Tales is not easy in a slim, 96 page hardcover! Baricco, (and Waldman) serve up a great literary "snack" with this tale of a french provincial adventurer, (is there such a thing?), who finds his heart split between a deep love for his loyal wife and a lightening-bolt obsession for an unknown apparition in a far-away, exotic country. The twist in the end is clever and does not disappoint. Good karma kick-back for the wandering male...
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