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Written in french, the novels title comes from musical directions on a piece of sheet music which translate roughly to moderately and singingly. Will include dust jacket if it originally came with one. Prix goncourt winner marguerite duras 191496 is one of the most influential figures in french postwar literature, with the sea wall, the lover and moderato. With a reading by kathleen chalfant the affair, angels in america on broadway. Moderato cantabile by marguerite duras, 1989, routledge edition, in french francais moderato cantabile 1989 edition open library. Duras was born marguerite donnadieu on april 4, 1914, in giadinh near to saigon, cochinchina, french indochina now vietnam. She was born in giadinh a former name for saigon, french indochina now vietnam, after her parents responded to a campaign by the french government encouraging people to work in the colony. Ive been keen to read more books by marguerite duras having loved the lover a few years ago. Jul 05, 2017 where i talk about a new favourite of mine.
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Moderato cantabile mass market paperback january 1, 1958 by marguerite duras author visit amazons marguerite duras page. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Perhaps the most admired of all marguerite duras s novels, moderato cantabile is almost a twentiethcentury madame bovary in its picture of the dissatisfied wife of a rich provincial industrialist, who forms an attachment to one of her. The english translation of moderato cantabile is translated by richard seaver. Moderato cantabile, follows the form of the first movement of a sonata, presenting and developing in two contrasting themes in different keys. Marguerite duras books list of books by author marguerite duras.
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