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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100375700528
ISBN-139780375700521
eBay Product ID (ePID)23834
Product Key Features
Book TitleLover
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Romance / Historical / General, Literary, Historical
Publication Year1998
GenreFiction
AuthorMarguerite Duras
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight4.4 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN99-166709
Reviews"An exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl." - Boston Herald "A vivd, lingering novel…a brilliant work of art." -Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Powerful, authentic, completely successful . . . perfect." -- The New York Times Book Review "An exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl." -- Boston Herald "A vivd, lingering novel...a brilliant work of art." --Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Powerful, authentic, completely successful . . . perfect." -- The New York Times Book Review "An exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl." -- Boston Herald "A vivd, lingering novel . . . a brilliant work of art." --Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Powerful, authentic, completely successful . . . perfect." -- The New York Times Book Review "An exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl." -- Boston Herald "A vivid, lingering novel . . . a brilliant work of art." --Cleveland Plain Dealer, "An exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl." - Boston Herald "A vivd, lingering novel&a brilliant work of art." -Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dewey Edition19
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal843/.912
SynopsisA 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., An international best-seller with more than one million copies in print and a winner of France's Prix Goncourt, The Lover has been acclaimed by critics all over the world 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. Long unavailable in hardcover, this edition of The Lover includes a new introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston that looks back at Duras's world from an intriguing new perspective--that of a visitor to Vietnam today. (With an introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston; translated from the French by Barbara Bray.)
LC Classification NumberPQ2607.U8245A62613
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- 09. Feb. 2021
MARGUERITE DURAS
Excellent story taking place on colonial Vietnam.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 14. Mai. 2024
not the exact cover but book is fine
not the exact cover but book is fineBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
