Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 1 Part 2, Chapter 2 Part 2, Chapter 3 Part 2, Chapter 4 Part 2, Chapter 5 Part 2, Chapter 6 Part 2, Chapter 7 Part 3, Chapter 1 Part 3, Chapter 2 Part 3, Chapter 3 Part 3, Chapter 4 Part 3, Chapter 5 Part 3, Chapter 6 Part 3, Chapter 7 Part 3, Chapter 8 Part 3, Chapter 9
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All Themes Education, Re-Education, and the Cultural Revolution Coming of Age Storytelling, Censorship, and Power Friendship and Loyalty
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All Characters The Narrator Luo The Little Seamstress Four-Eyes The Village Headman The Tailor
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All Symbols Luo's Alarm Clock
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Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

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