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L'Amant

  • 1984 first published
  • 128 pages
  • 35 editions

L'Amant is a 1984 historical romance novella by Marguerite Duras. Much of the action takes place in Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It deals with Liebesbeziehung, franzo sin, Französin and young women.

43 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 35 editions across 6 languages.

At about 128 pages, most readers finish it in 2–3 hours.

About L'Amant

*L'Amant* est une autofiction française (un roman en partie autobiographique) de Marguerite Duras publiée en 1984 aux éditions de Minuit. Il valut à son auteur le prix Goncourt la même année et le prix Ritz-Paris-Hemingway (meilleur roman publié en anglais) en 1986.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

  • Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Viêt-nam
  • Ho Chi Minh City
  • Chinesen

Subjects

  • Liebesbeziehung
  • Franzo sin
  • Chinesen
  • Französin
  • Historical romance
  • Young women
  • China
  • Continental european fiction, Fictional works by one author
  • Teenage girls
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Miscegenation
  • Chinese fiction
  • Interethnic romance
  • Nineteen twenties
  • Adolescentes
  • Romans, nouvelles

Quick answers

Who wrote L'Amant?

L'Amant was written by Marguerite Duras and first published in 1984.

What genre is L'Amant?

It is usually shelved as Historical Romance.

How long is L'Amant?

The median edition has 128 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to L'Amant?

Readers who like it often enjoy To Sir Phillip, With Love, It's in His Kiss and The Notebook.

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