Published in 1998 (first published 1984)
117 pages
One of France’s most important literary figures, Marguerite Duras is best known in the United States for her novel The Lover, and for her brilliant film script Hiroshima, Mon Amour. She is also the author of many other acclaimed novels (The Ravishing of Lol Stein) and screenplays (Détruire, dit-elle). Born in Saigon in 1914 and died in Paris in 1996.
What is this book about?
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, erotic, masterly and simply unforgettable.
