(Like the narrator, she remains nameless and is referred to only as the Little Seamstress.)

"Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" is a worthwhile book, but in many ways an unsatisfactory one.

They both fell in love with a beautiful local girl, granddaughter of an old tailor and known to everyone as the Little Seamstress.

The Little Seamstress soon falls in love with Luo.

During Luo's absence, the Little Seamstress concludes that she is pregnant.

As the novel progresses, the Little Seamstress learns about the outside world by reading the foreign books with Luo's help.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is notable for its size.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is written in a characteristic style.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress has been translated from the original language.

Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is the winner of several literary awards.