Description: Back in print in paperback, "an exquisite jewel of a novel, as multifaceted as a diamond, as seamless and polished as a pearl" ("Boston Herald"). This edition includes an Introduction by Maxine Hong Kingston that looks back at Duras's world from an intriguing new perspective--that of a visitor to Vietnam today.
Review Quotes: "Powerful, authentic, completely successful . . . perfect."
--The New York Times Book Review
--Boston Herald "A vivid, lingering novel . . . a brilliant work of art."
--Cleveland Plain Dealer