{"product_id":"the-lover-9780375700521","title":"The Lover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA modern classic and international bestseller with more than one million copies in print, \u003ci\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/i\u003e has been celebrated by critics and readers across the globe since its first publication in 1984.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in the prewar Indochina of Marguerite Duras's childhood, this is the haunting tale of a tumultuous affair between an adolescent French girl and her Chinese lover. In spare yet luminous prose, Duras 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/i\u003e includes a new introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen that looks back at Duras's iconic work, winner of France's Prix Goncourt, as it approaches its fortieth anniversary in print.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of France's most important literary figures, \u003cb\u003eMARGUERITE DURAS \u003c\/b\u003eis best known in the United States for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Lover, \u003c\/i\u003e and for her brilliant film script \u003ci\u003eHiroshima, Mon Amour. \u003c\/i\u003eShe is also the author of many other acclaimed novels (\u003ci\u003eThe Ravishing of Lol Stein\u003c\/i\u003e) and screenplays (\u003ci\u003eDétruire, dit-elle\u003c\/i\u003e). Born in Saigon in 1914 and died in Paris in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pantheon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50584528552210,"sku":"9780375700521","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b3825a6-1d66-4674-a555-a8ea96b98007.jpg?v=1732035213","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lover-9780375700521","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}