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Marguerite Duras
A concise guide to Marguerite Duras's body of work, major titles, and recurring themes.
Author overview
Marguerite Duras (1914–1996) was a novelist and playwright whose body of work spans memoir. This writing is associated with France. Major works and useful reading starting points include Le Vice-Consul, The North China Lover, India Song, and La Douleur. Key themes include desire and absence, colonial memory, and trauma, repetition, and unstable narration.
Reading pathway
Begin with The War.