Lover

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