Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Donnadieu (
April 4,
1914 -
1996), better known as
Marguerite Duras, was a writer.
She was born in Indochina and went to France, her parents' native country, to study law, but became a writer instead.
She is the author of a great many novels, plays, films and short narratives, including her best-selling, ostensibly autobiographical work L'Amant (1984), translated into English as The Lover. Following the making of a film of the same name(s) based on her work, Duras then published a slightly different work, L'Amant de la Chine du Nord. Other major works include Moderato Cantabile, also made into a film of the same name, Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein and her film India Song.
Duras's early novels were fairly conventional in form (their 'romanticism' was criticised by fellow writer Raymond Queneau); however, with Moderato Cantabile she became more experimental, paring down her texts to give ever-increasing importance to what was not said. Her films are also experimental in form, most eschewing synch sound, using voice over to allude to, rather than tell, a story over images whose relation to what is said may be more-or-less tangential.
Bibliographiy
- Les Impudents, Plon, 1943
- La Vie tranquille, Gallimard, 1944.
- Un barrage contre le Pacifique, Gallimard, 1950.
- Le Marin de Gilbaltar, Galimard, 1950.
- Des petits chevaux de Tarquinia, Gallimard, 1953.
- Des journées entières dans les arbres, "Le Boa", "Madame Dodin", "Les Chantiers", Gallimard, 1954.
- Le Square, Gallimard, 1955.
- Moderato Cantabile, Les Editions de Minuit, 1958.
- Les Viaducs de la Seine et Oise, Gallimard, 1959.
- Hiroshima mon amour, Gallimard, 1960.
- L'après-midi de M. Andesmas, Gallimard, 1960.
- Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein, Gallimard, 1964.
- Théâtre I : les Eaux et Forêts-le Square-La Musica, Gallimard, 1965.
- Le Vice-Consul, Gallimard, 1965.
- L'Amante Anglaise, Gallimard, 1967.
- Théâtre II : Suzanna Andler-Des journées entières dans les arbres-Yes, peut-être-Le Shaga-Un homme est venu me voir, Gallimard, 1968.
- Détruire, dit-elle, Les Editions de Minuit, 1969.
- Abahn Sabana David, Gallimard, 1970.
- L'Amour, Gallimard, 1971.
- Ah! Ernesto, Hatlin Quist, 1971.
- India Song, Gallimard, 1973.
- Nathalie Granger, suivi de "La Femme du Gange", Gallimard, 1973.
- Le Camion, suivi de "Entretien avec Michelle Porte", Les Editions de Minuit, 1977.
- L'Eden Cinéma, Mercure de France, 1977.
- Le Navire Night, suivi de Cesarée, les Mains négatives, Aurélia Steiner, Mercure de France, 1979.
- Vera Baxter ou les Plages de l'Atlantique, Albatros, 1980.
- L'Homme assis dans le couloir, Les Editions de Minuit, 1980.
- L'Eté 80, Les Editions de Minuits, 1980.
- Les Yeux verts, Cahiers du cinéma, n°312-313, juin 1980 et nouvelle édition, 1987.
- Agatha, Les Editions de Minuit, 1981.
- Outside, Albin Michel, 1981.
- L'Homme atlantique, Les Editions de Minuit, 1982.
- Savannah Bay, Les Editions de Minuit, 1982, 2ème edition augmentée 1983.
- La Maladie de la mort, Les Editions de Minuit, 1982.
- Théâtre III : -La Bête dans la jungle, d'après H. James, adaptation de J. Lord et M. Duras,-Les Papiers d'Aspern, d'après H. James, adaptation deM. Duras et R. Antelme,-La Danse de mort, d'après A. Strinberg, adaptation de M. Duras, Gallimard, 1984.
- L'Amant, Les Editions de Minuit, 1984.
- La Douleur, POL, 1985.
- La Musica deuxième, Gallimard, 1985.
- Les Yeux bleus Cheveux noirs, Les Editions de Minuit, 1986.
- La Pute de la côte normande, Les Editions de Minuit, 1986.
- La Vie matérielle, POL, 1987.
- Emily L, Les Editions de Minuit, 1987.
- La Pluie d'été, POL, 1990.
- L'Amant de la Chine du Nord, Gallimard, 1991.
