NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Marguerite Duras

She was born in Saigon, French Indochina (now Vietnam), and went to France, her parents' native country, to study law, but became a writer instead. She changed her name in 1943 for Duras, the name of a village in the Lot-et-Garonne département, where her father's house was located. Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: ThÃ nh ChÃ Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam, located near the delta of the Mekong River. ... French Indochina was a federation of protectorates in Southeast Asia, part of the French colonial empire. ... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Duras is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne dÃ©partement, in France. ... Lot-et-Garonne is a département in the southwest of France named after the Lot and Garonne rivers. ... The dÃ©partements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ...

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) (1992, L'Amant, The Lover) based on her work, Duras then published a slightly different work, L'Amant de la Chine du Nord. Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... It has been suggested that Semi-autobiographical novel be merged into this article or section. ... The Lover (French LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. ... The Lover (French LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. ... The Lover (French title: LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Ã‰ditions de Minuit. ...

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. She was also the screenwriter of the 1959 French film Hiroshima mon amour, which was directed by Alain Resnais. Moderato Cantabile is one of the many novels written by Marguerite Duras. ... // Film Alain Resnais acclaimed film Hiroshima Mon Amour was released in 1959, and was called The Birth of a Nation of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) by critic Leonard Maltin, because of its importance to the innovations of the movement. ... Alain Resnais (born June 3, 1922 in Vannes, France) is a French film director, and a key founder of the french new wave or nouvelle vague film movement. ...

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. She was associated with the Nouveau roman French literary movement. 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. Raymond Queneau (February 21, 1903 â€“ October 25, 1976) was a French poet and novelist. ... Nouveau roman refers to certain 1950s French novels that diverged from classical literary genres. ... ...

She died at 81 from throat cancer and is interred in the Cimetière du Montparnasse. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Head and neck cancer. ... The CimetiÃ¨re du Montparnasse is a famous cemetery in the Montparnasse quarter of Paris, France. ...

In 1997 the popular rock band The Weakerthans took their name from a line of the film adaptation of The Lover: "Go ahead, I'm weaker than you can possibly imagine." John K. Samson performing in Montreal, 2004 The Weakerthans are a Canadian indie rock band, whose blend of punk-inflected folk rock with literate, witty, introspective lyrics have made them one of the most popular bands in the current Canadian music scene. ...

Bibliography

Les Impudents, Plon, 1943
La Vie tranquille, Gallimard, 1944.
Un barrage contre le Pacifique, Gallimard, 1950.
Le Marin de Gibraltar, 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 Éditions 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 Éditions 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 Éditions 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 Éditions de Minuit, 1980.
L'Été 80, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1980.
Les Yeux verts, Cahiers du cinéma, n.312-313, juin 1980 et nouvelle édition, 1987.
Agatha, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1981.
Outside, Albin Michel, 1981.
L'Homme atlantique, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1982.
Savannah Bay, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1982, 2ème edition augmentée1983.
La Maladie de la mort, Les Éditions 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 de M. Duras et R. Antelme,-La Danse de mort, d'après A. Strindberg, adaptation de M. Duras, Gallimard, 1984.
L'Amant, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1984. Was awarded the 1984 Prix Goncourt.
La Douleur, POL, 1985.
La Musica deuxième, Gallimard, 1985.
Les Yeux bleus Cheveux noirs, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1986.
La Pute de la côte normande, Les Éditions de Minuit, 1986.
La Vie matérielle, POL, 1987.
Emily L., Les Éditions de Minuit, 1987.
La Pluie d'été, POL, 1990.
L'Amant de la Chine du Nord, Gallimard, 1991.
Yann Andréa Steiner, Gallimard, 1992.

Éditions Gallimard is the second most important French publisher, and probably the most respected. ... Moderato Cantabile is one of the many novels written by Marguerite Duras. ... Cover of the first book clandestinely published by Les Ã‰ditions de Minuit, as part of the French Resistance during WWII Les Ã‰ditions de Minuit (midnight editions) is a French publishing house which has its origins in the French Resistance of World War II and still publishes books today. ... // Film Alain Resnais acclaimed film Hiroshima Mon Amour was released in 1959, and was called The Birth of a Nation of the French New Wave (nouvelle vague) by critic Leonard Maltin, because of its importance to the innovations of the movement. ... Cahiers du cinÃ©ma is an influential French film magazine founded in 1951 by AndrÃ© Bazin, Jacques Doniol-Valcroze and Lo Duca. ... Saint Agatha (died 251) is a Christian saint. ... Look up Outside in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Things commonly named outside include: Outside — a magazine 1. ... The Lover (French LAmant) is an autobiographical novel by Marguerite Duras, published in 1984 by Les Éditions de Minuit. ... The Prix Goncourt is the most prestigious prize in French language literature, given to the author of the best imaginary prose work of the year. Edmond de Goncourt, a successful author, critic, and publisher, bequeathed his entire estate for the foundation and maintenance of the AcadÃ©mie Goncourt. ... La Douleur (War: A Memoir) is a contravertial, semi-autobiographical work by Marguerite Duras published in 1985 but drawn from diaries she supposedly wrote during World War Two. ...

Filmography as director

Les Enfants (1984)
Il Dialogo di Roma (1982)
L'Homme atlantique (1981)
Agatha et les lectures illimitées (1981)
Aurelia Steiner (Melbourne) (1979)
Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver) (1979)
Le Navire Night (1979)
Cesarée (1978)
Les Mains négatives (1978)
Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977)
Le Camion (1977)
Des journées entières dans les arbres (1976)
Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert (1976)
India Song (1975)
La Femme du Gange (1974)
Nathalie Granger (1972)
Jeune le soleil (1972)
Détruire, dit-elle (1969)
La Musica (1967)

Filmography as director

Further reading