November Book Club Meeting
For our November read, we’re crossing oceans and decades into one of the most intense, cinematic short novels of the 20th century…
📖 The Lover by Marguerite Duras
"I very early in life had a feeling that I was going to be loved... That I was in the power of a desire."
— Marguerite Duras
Set against the humid, lingering heat of 1930s French Indochina, this Goncourt Prize winning masterpiece charts the brief, forbidden romance between a fifteen year old French girl and a wealthy Chinese heir.
Spanning just ~120 pages, it is a breathtaking, raw exploration of memory, rebellion, family tensions, and desire that refuses to fade with time.
"Very early in my life it was too late."
— Marguerite Duras
📍 Where: M+ Members Lounge (11th Floor, West Kowloon)
🗓️ When: Sunday, 29th November | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
✨ Your Ticket Includes: Reserved seating at M+, a curated morning drink, plus our custom Peji stationery & Cultural Companion guide—unpacking Duras's fascinating life in Saigon, translation details, and historical context to spark an easygoing, open-floor discussion.
Come ready for great coffee and relaxed Sunday morning chatter.
See you at the table,
Peji Book Club