"Available for the first time in English, Abahn, Sabana, David is a late-career masterpiece from one of France's top writers. Late one evening, David and Sabana, communists, arrive at a country house where they meet Abahn, the man they've been sent to guard and ultimately kill for his perceived transgressions. A fourth man arrives (also named Abahn), and throughout the night these four characters discuss understanding, capitalism, violence, revolution, and dogs. A gun in the house disquiets the scene. Suspenseful and thought-provoking, Duras's novel is evocative of Samuel Beckett as it explores human existence and suffering in the confusing contemporary world"--
- ISBN10 1940953367
- ISBN13 9781940953366
- Publish Date 30 June 2016 (first published 11 February 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Open Letter
- Format Paperback
- Pages 122
- Language English