L'Amant by Marguerite Duras

L'Amant

The Lover #1

Marguerite Duras

142 pages • first pub 1984 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective sad slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

 Indochine française, la narratrice, une jeune Française de quinze ans, s'éprend d'un riche Chinois de douze ans plus âgé qu'elle. Elle souffre de la préférence marquée de sa mère pour son frère. Le récit se déploie autour du fleuve Mékong qu'il f...

Read more

Community Reviews Summary of 4,538 reviews

Moods

reflective 72%
emotional 61%
sad 53%
dark 43%
challenging 27%
tense 16%
mysterious 12%
adventurous 3%
informative 2%
inspiring 2%
relaxing 2%

Pace

medium 39%
slow 38%
fast 21%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 78% | A mix: 14% | Plot: 4% | N/A: 2%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 41% | No: 32% | Yes: 21% | N/A: 3%

Loveable characters?

No: 45% | It's complicated: 41% | Yes: 10% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 58% | It's complicated: 22% | No: 14% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 26% | No: 8% | N/A: 3%

Average rating

3.59

See all reviews...

Content Warnings

Submitted by users as part of their reviews

Expand filter menu View summary

See all...