Emily L.

by Marguerite Duras

Book Overview

Loving relationships and the problems of love are the themes of Marguerite Duras' latest novel. Duras is one of the leading literary figures of France, whose works, including such titles as "The... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0394572335
• ISBN13: 9780394572338
• Release Date: April 1989
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Don't assume that you can assume

Emily L. is one of the required books for my current English Elective course, Post-Modern Fiction.There are two main characters in the book, a person called "I" and another "You", both French. This couple is observing another couple in a bar, and based on what snippets of conversation they hear, they construct a story around the latter couple.This book is fiction, no doubt, but soon you begin to question which parts of the story that "I" constructed are based on true observation, and which parts are pure fiction.A fiction within a fiction, Emily L. draws you in completely. This is a translation, but it does not interfere with the gist, tone, or mood of the story. Some nuances might have been lost due to translation, but that does not prevent you from enjoying the book.After all, it does take a lot for a "general fiction"-category book to hook an avid sci-fi/fantasy reader like Yours Truly.