Bibliograph

The impudent ones, a novel, Marguerite Duras ; translated from the French by Kelsey L. Haskett

Type

Label

The impudent ones, a novel, Marguerite Duras ; translated from the French by Kelsey L. Haskett

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The impudent ones

Oclc number

1191240513

Responsibility statement

Marguerite Duras ; translated from the French by Kelsey L. Haskett

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"A major publishing event: the previously untranslated story of a family's moral reckoning and a daughter's fall from grace, from the renowned author of The Lover and The War"--, Provided by publisher"Marguerite Duras rose to global stardom with her erotic masterpiece The Lover (L'Amant), which won the prestigious Prix Goncourt, has over a million copies in print in English, has been translated into forty-three languages, and was adapted into a canonical film in 1992. While almost all of Duras's novels have been translated into English, her debut The Impudent Ones (Les Impudents) has been a glaring exception--until now. Fans of Duras will be thrilled to discover the germ of her bold, vital prose and signature blend of memoir and fiction in this intense and mournful story of the Taneran family, which introduces Duras's classic themes of familial conflict, illicit romance, and scandal in the sleepy suburbs and southwest provinces of France. Duras's great gift was her ability to bring vivid and passionate life to characters with whom society may not have sympathized, but with whom readers certainly do. With storytelling that evokes in equal parts beauty and brutality, The Impudent Ones depicts the scalding effects of seduction and disrepute on the soul of a young French girl." --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Translator's note -- The Impudent Ones -- Translator's afterword / Kelsey L. Haskett -- The story behind The Impudent Ones / Jean Vallier

Target audience

adult

Classification