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Four Novels - The Square Moderato Cantabile 10:30 on a Summer Night The Afternoon of Mr Andesmas - cover

Four Novels - The Square Moderato Cantabile 10:30 on a Summer Night The Afternoon of Mr Andesmas

Marguerite Duras

Publisher: Grove Press

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Summary

A collection of four short novels by the renowned, Prix Goncourt–winning author of The Lover. 
 
Long acknowledged as one of the most important literary figures in France, Marguerite Duras has garnered worldwide praise for her work, from the acclaimed screenplay Hiroshima Mon Amour to the best-selling novel The Lover. 
 
In these four short novels, Duras demonstrates her remarkable ability to create an emotional intensity and unity by focusing on the intimate details of the relationships among only a few central characters. From the park bench couple in “The Square” (1955) to the double love triangle in “10:30 on a Summer Night” (1960), each novel probes the depths and complexities of human emotion, of love and of despair. Exceptional for their range in mood and situation, these four novels beautifully showcase the poetic sensability that is uniquely Duras.
Available since: 07/13/2015.
Print length: 254 pages.

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