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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Lover by Marguerite Duras, an autobiographical novel which tells the story of a teenage girl who embarks on a forbidden relationship with a wealthy Chinese man twelve years her senior. They are eventually separated when the young girl is forced to go back to France, where she will once again encounter her lover many years later. The Lover was a commercial and critical success: the novel won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1984, and it has sold almost three million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. Marguerite Duras was a French writer, playwright and filmmaker. She often moved away from the structure and style of traditional fiction in favour of a more abstract approach, making her one of the most influential and innovative authors of the 20th century.
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This engaging summary presents an analysis of The Lover by Marguerite Duras, an autobiographical novel which tells the story of a teenage girl who embarks on a forbidden relationship with a wealthy Chinese man twelve years her senior. They are eventually separated when the young girl is forced to go back to France, where she will once again encounter her lover many years later. The Lover was a commercial and critical success: the novel won France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1984, and it has sold almost three million copies and been translated into more than 40 languages. Marguerite Duras was a French writer, playwright and filmmaker. She often moved away from the structure and style of traditional fiction in favour of a more abstract approach, making her one of the most influential and innovative authors of the 20th century.
Find out everything you need to know about The Lover in a fraction of the time!
This in-depth and informative reading guide brings you:
• A complete plot summary
• Character studies
• Key themes and symbols
• Questions for further reflection
Why choose BrightSummaries.com?
Available in print and digital format, our publications are designed to accompany you in your reading journey. The clear and concise style makes for easy understanding, providing the perfect opportunity to improve your literary knowledge in no time.
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The Lover by Marguerite Duras (Book Analysis) - Bright Summaries
French writer, playwright and filmmaker
Born in Gia Dinh (Indonesia) in 1914
Died in Paris in 1996
Notable works:
The Sea Wall (1950), novel
The Ravishing of Lol Stein (1964), novel
The Lover (1984), autobiographical novel
Marguerite Duras (1914-1996), née Marguerite Donnadieu, born in Cochinchina (a former region of French Indochina), was one of the most original and influential novelists of the 20th century. She advocated a pared-down writing style, used recurring characters and built the corpus of her works around the fundamental themes of memory and forgetting, as well as rewriting and destruction. Her most famous and widely studied novels are The Sea Wall (1950), Moderato Cantabile (1958) and The Lover (winner of France’s prestigious Prix Goncourt in 1984). She also contributed to the theatre (La Musica, Eden Cinema) and the
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