L' amante della Cina del nord

Reencuentro con esta historia, la del Amante chino, que claramente atravesó la vida de MD. La contó varias veces, se ve que le afectó y le cambió la vida, lo cual también me parece muy hermoso. Recordaba la historia, pero no la manera en como está escrita. Con esas pausas, esa vista en tercera perso Leggi tutto

Marguerite Duras must have led an extraordinary, emotionally complex, devastating childhood if any of the scenes of this work are real. Because my French is a work in progress, I read L'Amant de la Chine du Nord (The North China Lover) in short bursts over the summer when I was in the mood, but in t Leggi tutto

Маргьорит Дюрас пише "Любовникът от Северен Китай" през 1991 година, защото не харесва филма на Жан-Жак Ано "Любовникът" по едноименния и роман от 1984 година, удостоен с Гонкур. Жанрът е роман- сценарий. Фрагментарен е, но всъщност не повече от другите и романи. Дюрас е автор и на пиеси, които все Leggi tutto

You know, I don't even want to give this book 3 stars, but I'm being generous and sticking to my rule (even thought I had to break it with this author not too long ago) of never giving below a 3-star rating, except in extreme cases. Maybe there's something wrong with me or perhaps my tastes have chan Leggi tutto

I disagree with the rave reviews for this "fascinating retelling of the dramatic experiences of Marguerite Duras's adolescence." The blurbs all over this book make it look like a tragic love story between a French person and a Chinese person in pre-war Indochina. But this is pedophilia. Granted, the Leggi tutto