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Written in such eloquent prose, the Lover, or "L'amant", is a short novel on forbidden love between a wealthy Chinese man and a fifteen year old French girl who comes from a family of barbarians, sans culture. Had it not been for Duras's beautiful prose, I did become uneasy when the two unnamed lovers, one of whom was at least twice the main, unnamed character's age of 15 had their first sexual encounter.