About the book
A modern classic and international bestseller with more than one million copies in print, The Lover has been celebrated by critics and readers across the globe since its first publication in 1984.
Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerite Duras's childhood, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. In spare yet luminous prose, Duras evokes life on the margins of Saigon in the waning days of France's colonial empire, and its representation in the passionate relationship between two unforgettable outcasts.
This edition of The Lover includes a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen that looks back at Duras's iconic work, winner of France’s Prix Goncourt, as it approaches its fortieth anniversary in print.
Editions of The Lover
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375400858
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394545882
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375700521
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307801203
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593632581
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780593632598
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A modern classic and international bestseller with more than one million copies in print, The Lover has been celebrated by critics and readers across the globe since its first publication in 1984.
Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerite Duras's childhood, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. In spare yet luminous prose, Duras evokes life on the margins of Saigon in the waning days of France's colonial empire, and its representation in the passionate relationship between two unforgettable outcasts.
This edition of The Lover includes a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen that looks back at Duras's iconic work, winner of France’s Prix Goncourt, as it approaches its fortieth anniversary in print.
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What is The Lover about?
A modern classic and international bestseller with more than one million copies in print, The Lover has been celebrated by critics and readers across the globe since its first publication in 1984.
Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerite Duras's childhood, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. In spare yet luminous prose, Duras evokes life on the margins of Saigon in the waning days of France's colonial empire, and its representation in the passionate relationship between two unforgettable outcasts.
This edition of The Lover includes a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen that looks back at Duras's iconic work, winner of France’s Prix Goncourt, as it approaches its fortieth anniversary in print.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The Lover?
Fiction > Romance > Historical romance
Where can I read a sample of The Lover?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375400858
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The Lover?
Marguerite Duras
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The Lover is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375400858) and hardcover(ISBN 9780394545882) and paperback(ISBN 9780375700521) and ebook(ISBN 9780307801203) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593632581) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780593632598)
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