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Available
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Publication
Grove Press (1994), Edition: Reprint, 254 pages
Description
In this volume of 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 cental 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 are unparalleled exhibitions of a poetic beauty that is uniquely Duras.
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The two novels sandwiched in the middle of this collection are gems of lyrical, poetic literature.
Readers beware, though: the first novel in the series, The Square, is a shocker. Completely dead in the water, I don't think I've read a less compelling dialogue... only really seems to function under
Three Novels might have been a wiser move, but it'll keep the completists happy.
Readers beware, though: the first novel in the series, The Square, is a shocker. Completely dead in the water, I don't think I've read a less compelling dialogue... only really seems to function under
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scrutiny based on the pet theories of the nouveau roman. Why they put it before Moderato Cantabile or 10:30 on a Summer Night is beyond me; all it accomplishes is whittling down the numbers who read and enjoy the last three excellent novellas. Three Novels might have been a wiser move, but it'll keep the completists happy.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
254 p.; 5.5 x 0.75 inches
ISBN
0802151116 / 9780802151117
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Fiction