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Back in print in paperback, "an exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl" ("Boston Herald"). This edition includes an Introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston that looks back at Duras's world from an intriguing new perspective--that of a visitor... read more
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First Sentence edit
One day, I was already old, in the entrance of a public place a man came up to me.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 18 of 29 in Biblioteka XX. stoljeće (Jutarnji list). (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by Sarajevski Marlboro, and followed by The Counterfeiters.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 252 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Year of the Death of Ricardo Reis, and followed by Empire of the Sun.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0394750225
Page Count: 122
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1987
ISBN: 0394750225
Page Count: 122
Awards edit
- Prix Goncourt (1984)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 843.912
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