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Finished The Lover, by Margurite Duras.
The young girl in The Lover is a catalyst for desire: She understands this at an early age through her affair with an older man. It is this desire that will come to rule her life. Duras layers her short novel with memories (and probably with half-memories). In fact, as a semi-autobiographical work of art, it managed to enlarged my understanding of how memories can transfigure into a fuller understanding of how we are affected by them - especially, as in my case - as I have aged. There is so much that can be said about the greatness of this novel.
I loved re-reading this novel. The qualities that initially attracted me to Duras's writing 40-45 years ago have become strengthened. I'll be re-reading all her work that I own.
I'm now almost finished with another writer I loved in my youth: Anna Kavan. I'm loving Asylum Piece.
Last edited by Dr. Drib; 03-10-2025 at 06:48 AM.
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