The Lover

In 1984 Marguerite Duras wrote “The Lover”, her most famous novel distinguished by the Prix Goncourt. “The Lover” is largely an autobiographical novel. Its style is a lot more delicate compared to the stylistics of all her previous works. The psychological stream is pouring here under such a pressure it is perceived as music. The action of the novel takes place in Indochina. The French heroine is fifteen and a half, she lives with her mother and her two brothers. The elder brother is a bastard, a gambler and a firebrand; the younger is a tender and sensual boy. The mother selflessly loves her elder son, being indifferent to everyone else. The young heroine dreams of moving out to France, but for the time being she has been sent to boarding school. One day, while on the ferry, she meets a Chinese man who becomes her lover. He is a son of a very wealthy father, the girls becomes his dependent. The young man is really horror-struck when he realizes that he is in a true love with the girl…
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