The North China Lover

4.5

Many thoughts. I think it's quite amazing how enamored Duras' writing made me feel even though this is (technically) a script; the notes Duras adds shook me out of the trance I was in to remind me of that. I think I liked this/ read this not for more context of “the North China Lover” but because I wanted to read more about Duras. I was so fascinated by the life she's led, the different society she knew compared to the one I know. I wanted to read “The Lover” without the prose and fluff. This book was very honest and I much appreciated that.