Last summer, I read The Lover by Marguerite Duras. I understood the surface level plot: a young colonial girl has an affair with an older chinese man in French Indochina. I'm embarrassed to say a good deal of the deeper meanings and reflections went straight over my head. I plan to re-read it soon and would love to hear some of your thoughts beforehand. To those of you who read and understood it well, what should I keep in mind or pay attention to this time around?