by Marguerite Duras · Maxi-Tusquets · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788472237490
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«El amante» is the autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published by Maxi-Tusquets in paperback (152 pages, in Spanish).
An autobiographical narrative set in French Indochina: a fifteen-year-old girl recalls her relationship with a wealthy twenty-six-year-old Chinese merchant, a love marked by desire and by tensions of class and race. In parallel, the novel portrays the poverty and conflicts of her family, which leave a premature mark on the young woman.
Novel winner of the 1984 Prix Goncourt and translated from French (original title: L'Amant). This edition is number 14 of the Maxi-Tusquets collection.
For readers of literary and romantic fiction interested in twentieth-century French literature and intense autobiographical narratives.
Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras, was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.
