by Marguerite Duras · Tusquets Editores S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788411075947
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«El amante» is the autobiographical novel by French writer Marguerite Duras, published by Tusquets Editores in paperback (160 pages, in Spanish).
Set in colonial Indochina, it tells the story of a fifteen-year-old French girl and a wealthy Chinese heir, twelve years her senior, whom she meets crossing the Mekong. The protagonist recalls her childhood, her unusual family, and the desire running through a love story marked by social class.
El amante was originally published in 1984 as L'Amant and won the Prix Goncourt that same year. The translation is by Ana María Moix. It belongs to the Andanzas collection.
For readers of contemporary fiction and intimate narrative, especially those looking for a love story set in colonial Indochina.
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.
