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  • Bibliography:
    3 Books
  • First Book:
    September 2001
  • Latest Book:
    August 2009
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Book List in Order: 3 titles



  • In this enchanting tale about the magic of reading and the wonder of romantic awakening, two hapless city boys are exiled to a remote mountain village for reeducation during China's infamous Cultural Revolution. There they meet the daughter of the lo...



  • Having enchanted readers on two continents with Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie now produces a rapturous and uproarious collision of East and West, a novel about the dream of love and the love of dreams. Fresh from 11 years in Par...



  • A precious scroll inscribed with a lost Buddhist sutra -- once owned by Pu Yi, the last emperor of China -- is illicitly sold to an eccentric French linguist, Paul d’Ampere, who is imprisoned as a result. In jail, he devotes himself to studying its...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Dai Sijie has published 3 books.

Dai Sijie does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Once on a Moonless Night, was published in August 2009.

The first book by Dai Sijie, Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, was published in September 2001.

No. Dai Sijie does not write books in series.