In particular, her books stand out for their pared-down style, the use of recurring characters and their focus on the fundamental themes of memory, forgetting, writing and destruction. Marguerite Duras was a French writer, dramatist and filmmaker, and is now recognized as one of the most original and influential novelists of the 20 th century. The Lover was first published in 1984 and was a major critical and commercial success: it won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt, and has sold almost three million copies and been translated into over 40 languages. Ultimately, their relationship is doomed because of the disapproval of the girl’s family, the opposition of the man’s father and the strict conventions of colonial society. The Lover is an autobiographical novel which tells the story of a teenage girl living in French Indochina (where Duras was born) and her encounter with a wealthy young Chinese man. It provides a thorough exploration of the book’s plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of Duras’ style and her approach to autobiographical fiction. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Lover by Marguerite Duras. She also wrote and directed several films, employing a radical and highly personal style. Duras' other well-known novels include The Sea Wall, Moderato Cantabile and The Ravishing of Lol Stein. Marguerite Duras was a French writer, dramatist and filmmaker, and is now recognized as one of the most original and influential novelists of the 20th century. It provides a thorough exploration of the book's plot, characters and main themes, as well as an examination of Duras' style and her approach to autobiographical fiction. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time. The Lover was first published in 1984 and was a major critical and commercial success: it won France's prestigious Prix Goncourt, and has sold almost three million copies and been translated into over 40 languages. Ultimately, their relationship is doomed because of the disapproval of the girl's family, the opposition of the man's father and the strict conventions of colonial society. This clear and detailed 24-page reading guide is structured as follows: Urn:oclc:832597557 Republisher_date 20120614172310 Republisher_operator Scandate 20120613225151 Scanner .9782806287809 24 EBook Plurilingua Publishing This practical and insightful reading guide offers a complete summary and analysis of The Lover by Marguerite Duras. OL159506W Page-progression lr Pages 202 Ppi 514 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1565842219 Urn:oclc:record:1036972592 Extramarc Brown University Library Foldoutcount 0 Identifier warmemoir00dura Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t84j1nh54 Isbn 0394552369 Lccn 85043435 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 8.0 Openlibrary OL2551328M Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 23:13:25 Bookplateleaf 0003 Boxid IA146017 Boxid_2 CH107401 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City New York Donorįriendsofthesanfranciscopubliclibrary Edition 1st American ed.