L' Amant

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:opera
gptkb:theater
gptkb:film
gptkbp:author gptkb:Marguerite_Duras
gptkbp:character the narrator's family
the narrator's father
the narrator's mother
the narrator's brother
the Chinese lover
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_aspect gptkb:colonialism
gptkbp:describes cultural clashes
gptkbp:director gptkb:Jean-Jacques_Annaud
gptkbp:discusses gptkb:loss
gptkb:memory
longing
gptkbp:explores gptkb:cultural_identity
gptkb:identity
social expectations
gender roles
sexuality
class differences
gptkbp:features intense emotional experiences
gptkbp:genre autobiographical novel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label L' Amant
gptkbp:influence postcolonial literature
gptkbp:influenced literary movements
gptkbp:influenced_by Duras's own life
gptkbp:inspiration feminist literature
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:artwork
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:main_theme forbidden love
gptkbp:narrative_focus personal relationships
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Prix_Goncourt
gptkbp:notable_quote " I was a child of the colonial world."
" Love is a kind of war."
" I was in love with a man who was not my own."
" The body is a place of memory."
" The lover is a stranger."
gptkbp:protagonist unnamed female narrator
gptkbp:published gptkb:1984
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1992
gptkbp:setting gptkb:French_Indochina
gptkbp:style lyrical prose
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:river
the house
the lover
gptkbp:translated_into multiple languages
gptkbp:year 1920s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marguerite_Duras
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5