Marguerite Duras — Abahn, Sabana, David

Paris, Gallimard, 1970. First edition. Paperback. A lovely first edition of this French novel by Marguerite Duras. The first edition of this work, published at the same time as a limited edition to sixty five numbered copies printed on vellum. The original French edition.Following David and Sabana, members of a communist group, as they arrive at a country house where they meet a man named Abahn, who they were sent to guard but end up killing. Another man named Abahn joins them and the three spend the night discussing existential ideas of understanding, capitalism, violence, and revolution, while a gun lurks in the background the entire time.A thought-provoking and suspenseful novel, exploring human's existence and suffering in the contemporary world.  In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally lovely with only minor shelf wear and a slight sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .