duras, marguerite

Presents the notebooks of author Marguerite Duras kept between 1943 and 1949. Includes early drafts of some of her works including "The Lover" and "The War." Describes Duras's youth in colonial Vietnam where her mother sold her to "the lover" and discusses her war experiences.

A biography of twentieth-century French writer, filmmaker, and political activist Marguerite Duras, drawing from letters, diaries, notebooks, and tape-recorded conversations with Duras, to provide information about her childhood, her relationships, her work, and other aspects of her life.

Examines the fiction and films of twentieth-century French novelist, playwright, and screenwriter Marguerite Duras, looking at her work in the context of her life and culture.