The Lover

The Lover is an acclaimed international best-seller by Marguerite Duras, celebrated for its poignant portrayal of a passionate affair between a teenage French girl and her Chinese lover in prewar Indochina. With over a million copies sold and a winner of France's Prix Goncourt, this evocative narrative captures life on the fringes of Saigon during the decline of French colonialism. This edition features a new introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston, offering a contemporary perspective on Duras's world.