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Duras is a sensuous, spare and intimate writer whose prose hints at meaning that only she knows fully. I found myself reading and re-reading The North China Lover...more...]]> 18036881 1002511 20418 1565840437 9781565840430 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422m/20418.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422s/20418.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20418.The_North_China_Lover 3.95 270 1991 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Mar 18 14:16:06 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 19:46:50 -0700 2008 The Lover is one of my favorite novels ever, and I was excited to read a more in-depth re-telling of the story; but, all I got was -- I don't even know what. I adore Duras and her prose, and am genera...more...]]> 43563457 63008 20418 1565840437 9781565840430 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422m/20418.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422s/20418.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20418.The_North_China_Lover 3.95 270 1991 3 0 false Mon Jan 19 07:15:08 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 07:16:56 -0800 2009 43219842 1869240 20418 1565840437 9781565840430 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422m/20418.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422s/20418.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20418.The_North_China_Lover 3.95 270 1991 3 0 false Fri Jan 16 04:01:51 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 16 04:02:33 -0800 2009 7687550 272744 20418 1565840437 9781565840430 17 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422m/20418.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223649422s/20418.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20418.The_North_China_Lover 3.95 270 1991 5 0 false Sat Oct 13 18:53:08 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 18:57:44 -0700 2007
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