Antoine François Prévost D'Exiles Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

The inspiration for three films and several operas, this classic of French literature is set in Regency Paris and Louisiana around 1720. A tragic love story, it's also an epic adventure story with three infidelities, three escapes, three abductions and two murders. The action spans two continents and a social range extending from the aristocracy to the social outcast, from pillars of the establishment to pimps and prostitutes. Manon Lescaut's ambiguous love story has a transcendent significance: Is it a cautionary tale, warning of the dangers to which passion, blindly followed, can lead? Or does it illustrate the redemptive power of love? After all, Des Grieux's perseverance in his devotion to Manon eventually brings about a profound change of heart in her and seems to make possible a lasting happiness based on deep mutual affection. The ambiguity persists to the end, when death snatches that happiness away.

Příběh o lásce a vášni rytíře des Grieux k Manon Lescaut plný zvratů osudu, který staví překážky jejich lásce. I přes prvotní překonané nesnáze, Manon vystavuje svého milence nejedné zkoušce věrnosti, která dojde naplnění na novém kontinentě.