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The Lover, Marguerite Duras

The Lover, Marguerite Duras

$7.00 USD
$7.00 USD
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Set in prewar Indochina, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. The author evokes life on the margins of Saigon in the waning days of France's colonial empire, and its representation in the passionate relationship between two unforgettable outcasts.

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