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Marguerite Duras

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Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras, was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.

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Books53

Abahn Sabana David

Abahn Sabana David

The Places of Marguerite Duras

The Places of Marguerite Duras

2025
My Cinema

My Cinema

2023
Me & Other Writing

Me & Other Writing

2019
The Lover, Wartime Notebooks, Practicalities

The Lover, Wartime Notebooks, Practicalities

2017
Duras/Godard Dialogues

Duras/Godard Dialogues

2014

with Jean Luc Godard

Les Lieux de Marguerite Duras

Les Lieux de Marguerite Duras

2012

with Michelle Porte

Marguerite Duras: Writing

Marguerite Duras: Writing

2011
Wartime Notebooks: And Other Texts

Wartime Notebooks: And Other Texts

2006
Storie di amore estremo

Storie di amore estremo

1997
Nada mas

Nada mas

1995
Practicalities

Practicalities

1993
Two by Duras: The Slut of the Normandy Coast / The Atlantic Man

Two by Duras: The Slut of the Normandy Coast / The Atlantic Man

1993
Escrever

Escrever

1993
Escribir

Escribir

1993
Writing

Writing

1993
Yann Andrea Steiner

Yann Andrea Steiner

1992

with Mark Polizzotti

Sommarregn

Sommarregn

1990

with Marie Werup

The Suspended Passion: Interviews

The Suspended Passion: Interviews

1989
Summer Rain

Summer Rain

1989
La Vie materielle: Marguerite Duras parle a Jerome Beaujour

La Vie materielle: Marguerite Duras parle a Jerome Beaujour

1987
Emily L.

Emily L.

1987
A Vida Material

A Vida Material

1987
Green Eyes

Green Eyes

1987
Blue Eyes, Black Hair

Blue Eyes, Black Hair

1986
The Sailor from Gibraltar

The Sailor from Gibraltar

1985
The North China Lover

The North China Lover

1984
The Lover

The Lover

1984
The Malady of Death

The Malady of Death

1982
Testi segreti

Testi segreti

1981
Agatha

Agatha

1981
The Man Sitting in the Corridor

The Man Sitting in the Corridor

1980
The Darkroom

The Darkroom

1977
El amor

El amor

1972
The War: A Memoir

The War: A Memoir

1972
Destroy, She Said & Destruction and Language: An Interview with Marguerite Duras

Destroy, She Said & Destruction and Language: An Interview with Marguerite Duras

1969
L'Amante anglaise

L'Amante anglaise

1967
La musica

La musica

1965
The vice-consul

The vice-consul

1965
Four Novels: The Square / Moderato Cantabile / 10:30 on a Summer Night / The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas

Four Novels: The Square / Moderato Cantabile / 10:30 on a Summer Night / The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas

1965
Four Novels: The Square, Moderato Cantabile, 10:30 on a Summer Night, the Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas

Four Novels: The Square, Moderato Cantabile, 10:30 on a Summer Night, the Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas

1965
The Ravishing of Lol Stein

The Ravishing of Lol Stein

1964
The Afternoon of Monsieur Andesmas

The Afternoon of Monsieur Andesmas

1962
Dix heures et demie du soir en ete

Dix heures et demie du soir en ete

1960
Hiroshima mon amour

Hiroshima mon amour

1959
02 The Prophecy Con

02 The Prophecy Con

1959
Moderato cantabile

Moderato cantabile

1958
The Garden Square

The Garden Square

1955
Parkta

Parkta

1955

with Sirin Etik

De sma hastarna i Tarquinia

De sma hastarna i Tarquinia

1953
The Sea Wall

The Sea Wall

1950
The Easy Life

The Easy Life

1947
The Impudent Ones

The Impudent Ones

1943