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A woman has been murdered in a small village in france in 1966. Her writing has taken inspiration from her childhood in vietnam, where her french parents moved to work. Amant by marguerite duras, 1986, perennial library edition, in english the lover 1986 edition open library. Hellerstein the essential subject matter of marguerite duras lamant is the haunting evocation of a young girls first love affair. Duras has always rightly refused the label ofnouveau roman writer. A peine adolescente, a saigon, marguerite a une liaison avec lhomme riche, elegant, magnifique quelle appellera le chinois dans l amant, et ce qui nest sans soute en realite quun vieux francais laid et repugnant. Lamant indiscret, false information is fed by the cunning valet, philipin aided and abetted by lucresse, rosette, and carpalin, to the two characters who obstruct the lovers happiness a rival, lisipe, and.
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