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"Saigon, 1930s : a poor 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 and winner of France's coveted Prix Goncourt, The Lover is disturbing, erotic and masterly. This is an unforgettable portrayal of the incandescent relationship between the lovers and of the hate that slowly tears the girl's family apart.
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The Lover, Marguerite Duras
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- Released
- 2006
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- Title
- The Lover
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Marguerite Duras
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0007205007
- ISBN13
- 9780007205004
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, France, Military Fiction, Literary Fiction, French Literature, Adapted for Film, Asia, China, Jewish Literature, Israel, Autobiographical Novels, Israeli Literature, Lovers, Goncourt Prize, Hebrew Literature, Indochina
- First published
- 1984
- Original title
- L'Amant
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- "Saigon, 1930s : a poor 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 and winner of France's coveted Prix Goncourt, The Lover is disturbing, erotic and masterly. This is an unforgettable portrayal of the incandescent relationship between the lovers and of the hate that slowly tears the girl's family apart.