Marguerite Duras : a life / Laure Adler ; translated by Anne-Marie Glasheen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adler, Laure.

Standardized Title:

Marguerite Duras. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Duras, Marguerite.

Authors, French--20th century--Biography.

Authors, French.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 424 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2000.

Summary:

Now available in English, the bestseller of France traces the life of one of that country's most prolific yet controversial figures. The life of the author of "The Lover" and "The War: A Memoir" is explored through events central to Duras's career by means of letters, unpublished manuscripts, and interviews. Photos.

Contents:

1 A Child of Indo-China 9

2 The Mother 34

3 The Lover 49

4 Rue Saint-Benoit 75

5 From Collaboration to Resistance 101

6 The Road to Liberation 128

7 The Party 150

8 Motherhood 166

9 How Can Anyone Not Write? 184

10 The Journalist 203

11 Roots and Revolt 228

12 In the Dark Room 248

13 The Street and the Camera 273

14 The Duras Cult 299

15 Yann 323

16 The Lover 345

17 Eyes Wide Open to Nowhere 370.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-406) and index.

ISBN:

0226007588

OCLC:

43985550