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Nov 27, 2022 · The first English translation of the French writer Marguerite Duras ’s second novel, “La Vie Tranquille,” published by Gallimard in 1944 but only just here as “The Easy Life,” will transport...
Nov 10, 2017 · Rachel Cusk Reads Marguerite Duras The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss the stories “The Bible” and “The Stolen Pigeons,” which were published in The New Yorker in 2006 ...
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Jun 11, 2018 · Overview. One of the most important literary figures in France, Marguerite Duras won international acclaim after she was awarded the 1984 Prix Goncourt for her autobiographical novel The Lover. Although Duras had been writing fiction and directing films for over forty years,
Dec 29, 2022 · Marguerite Duras and the Domestication of Desire. In the celebrated French writer’s newly translated novel “The Easy Life,” keeping house is a defense against the shattering force of sexuality....
Dec 14, 2022 · Oct. 6, 2022. Duras produced a mountain of work, most notably “The Lover” and “ The Ravishing of Lol Stein .” She survived World War II by working for Vichy book censors by day and the...
Mar 4, 1996 · Marguerite Duras, author of the best-selling novel "The Lover" and one of the most widely read French writers of the postwar era, died today at her home in Paris. She was 81.
6 days ago · Rachel Cusk joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “The Bible” and “The Stolen Pigeons,” by Marguerite Duras, which were published in The New Yorker in 2006 and 2007.
