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Lot n° 201

DURAS (Marguerite)

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L'Amant. Paris, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1984. In-12, semi-flexible binding, embossed révorim boards, red box spine with visible stitching, title and author's name in white oeser, untrimmed, cover and spine (Jean de Gonet Artefacts). First edition. The novel won the author the Prix Goncourt in 1984 and brought her worldwide success, amplified by Jean-Jacques Annaud's 1992 film adaptation. One of 99 numbered copies on Arches vellum, the only large paper edition, plus 7 copies hors commerce. Very rare on large paper