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The Lover (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Marguerite Duras
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paperback. A sensational international bestseller, and winner of Frances' coveted Prix Goncourt, 'The Lover' is an unforgettable portrayal of the incandescent relationship between two lovers, and of the hate that slowly tears the girl's family apart. Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 7. Weight in Grams: 112.
A sensational international bestseller, and winner of Frances’ coveted Prix Goncourt, ‘The Lover’ is an unforgettable portrayal of the incandescent relationship between two lovers, and of the hate that slowly tears the girl’s family apart.
Saigon, 1930s: a poor young French girl meets the elegant son of a wealthy Chinese family. Soon they are lovers, locked into a private world of passion and intensity that defies all the conventions of their society.
A sensational international bestseller, 'The Lover' is disturbing, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Condition
New
Series
Harper Perennial Modern Classics
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007205004
SKU
9780007205004
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About Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Duras was one of Europe’s most distinguished writers. The author of many novels and screenplays, she is perhaps best known outside France for her filmscript Hiroshima Mon Amour and her Prix Goncourt-winning novel THE LOVER, also filmed. Her other books include LA DOLEUR, BLUE EYES BLACK HAIR, SUMMER RAIN and THE NORTH CHINA LOVER. Born in Indochina in 1914, ... Read more
Reviews for The Lover (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
‘Rarely have I read a novel so flawlessly written.’ Spectator ‘Very beautiful, highly intelligent, enjoyable and original.’ Sunday Times ‘Perfect, a “tour de force”…accessible in the way Thomas Mann’s “Death in Venice” or D.M. Thomas’s “The ... Read more