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Writing
Marguerite Duras
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Description for Writing
Paperback. Translator(s): Polizzotti, Mark. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 205 x 10. Weight in Grams: 170.
Writing, one of Marguerite Duras's last works, is a meditation on the process of writing and on her need for solitude in order to do it. In the five short pieces collected in this volume, she explores experiences that had an emotional impact on her and that inspired her to write. These vary from the death of a pilot in World War II, to the death of a fly, to an art exhibition. Two of the pieces were made into documentary films, and one was originally a short film. Both autobiographical and fictional, like much of her work, Writing displays ... Read more
Writing, one of Marguerite Duras's last works, is a meditation on the process of writing and on her need for solitude in order to do it. In the five short pieces collected in this volume, she explores experiences that had an emotional impact on her and that inspired her to write. These vary from the death of a pilot in World War II, to the death of a fly, to an art exhibition. Two of the pieces were made into documentary films, and one was originally a short film. Both autobiographical and fictional, like much of her work, Writing displays ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
170g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816677535
SKU
V9780816677535
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About Marguerite Duras
Born in 1914 in French Indochina, Marguerite Duras is one of France's most important literary figures. She wrote several dozen books but is best known in the United States for her novel The Lover, which won the 1984 Prix Goncourt, and for her screenplay, Hiroshima, Mon Amour. She died in 1996. Mark Polizzotti is the author of ... Read more
Reviews for Writing
Writing displays Duras's unique, detailed perception to reveal great reverence for human life and respect for memory. An enthralling book. -Library Journal