&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:The_lover_cover.jpg) First edition cover of L'amant | |
| Author | Marguerite Duras |
|---|---|
| Original title | L'Amant |
| Translator | Barbara Bray |
| Language | French |
| Genre | Nouveau Roman |
| Publisher | Editions de Minuit |
Publication date | 1984 |
| Publication place | France |
Published in English | 1986 |
| Media type | hardback |
| Pages | 148 pages |
| ISBN | 2-7073-0695-9 |
| OCLC | 11625220 |
| 843/.912 19 | |
| LC Class | PQ2607.U8245 A626 1984 |
The Lover (French: L'Amant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. It has been translated into 43 languages and was awarded the 1984 Prix Goncourt. It was adapted to film in 1992 as The Lover.