The Lover: Marguerite Duras

A sensational international bestseller, and winner of Frances` coveted Prix Goncourt, `The Lover` is an unforgettable portrayal of the incandescent relationship between two lovers, and of the hate that slowly tears the girl`s family apart.
Saigon, 1930s: a poor young French girl meets the elegant son of a wealthy Chinese family. Soon they are lovers, locked into a private world of passion and intensity that defies all the conventions of their society.

A sensational international bestseller, `The Lover` is disturbing, erotic, masterly and simply unforgettable.