"The sweetness of her glance, or rather my evil star already in its
ascendant and drawing me to my ruin, did not allow me to hesitate
for a moment."
So begins the story of Manon Lescaut, a tale of passion and
betrayal, of delinquency and misalliance, which moves from early
eighteenth-century Paris--with its theatres, assemblies, and
gaming-houses-via prison and deportation to a tragic denouement in
the treeless wastes of Louisiana. It is one of the great love
stories, and also one of the most enigmatic: how reliable a witness
is Des Grieux, Manon's lover, whose tale he narrates? Is Manon a
thief and a whore, the image of love itself, or a thoroughly modern
woman? Prevost is careful to leave the ambiguities unresolved, and
to lay bare the disorders of passion.
This new translation includes the vignette and eight illustrations
that were approved by Prevost and first published in the edition of
1753.
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Excellent Translation
Fri, 7 Jul 2017 | Review
by: JennySmuts
Very good translation and a timeless story that moves along at a rapid pace.
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