The Ravishing of Lol Stein

Marguerite Duras has been one of the most popular and widely read writers for almost half a century—not only in France, but across the whole reading world. She was born in 1914 in Indochina, studied mathematics, law, and political science. Yet her worldwide fame came to her as a writer, screenwriter, and film director. The colors of the East and the problems of the West, the surge of emotions and the coldness of loneliness—these are the poles that create the tension in the prose of this famous author… The main theme of her work is rebellion against the colorlessness of everyday life.

The novel “The Unforgettable Charm of Lola Valérie Stein” unfolds in the postwar era of the last century. The reader can expect an interesting, gripping plot, a flare of romantic passions, and an unexpected ending that will undoubtedly spark great interest among Russian book lovers. The novel will draw attention to how, without being a specialist, the author managed to convey the behavior and psychology of her heroine correctly.