/ Includes PS Section 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. / A sensational international bestseller and winner of France's coveted Prix Goncourt / It was made into a major film directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and starring Jane March and Tony Leung
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, Marguerite Duras died in 1996.
'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 White Hotel' are accessible ! dealing successfully with the strong themes of erotic love and death.' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW 'A spectacular success' EDMUND WHITE
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