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The North China lover / Marguerite Duras

By:

Duras, Marguerite, (1914-1996)

Contributor(s):

Hafrey, Leigh

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton , c1992Edition: 1st editionDescription: 231 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9781565840188

Subject(s):

Indochina -- -Fiction

DDC classification:

FIC DUR

LOC classification:

PQ2631.R63 T413 2003

Summary: The North China Lover is a fascinating retelling of the dramatic experiences of Duras's adolescence that shaped her most famous work. Initially conceived as notes toward a screenplay for The Lover , this later novel, written toward the end of her life, emphasizes the tougher aspects of her youth in Indochina and possesses the intimate feel of a documentary. Both shocking and enthralling, the story Duras tells is "so powerfully imagined (or remembered) that it . . . lingers like a strong perfume.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Fiction / Ficción	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C. Sala Ingles	General	FIC DUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		028929

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 535).

The North China Lover is a fascinating retelling of the dramatic experiences of Duras's adolescence that shaped her most famous work. Initially conceived as notes toward a screenplay for The Lover , this later novel, written toward the end of her life, emphasizes the tougher aspects of her youth in Indochina and possesses the intimate feel of a documentary. Both shocking and enthralling, the story Duras tells is "so powerfully imagined (or remembered) that it . . . lingers like a strong perfume.

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