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Marguerite Duras

French writer and film director

Marguerite Duras
Duras in 1993
Born	Marguerite Donnadieu (1914-04-04)4 April 1914 Gia Định, Cochinchina, French Indochina (present-day Ho Vim Minh City, Vietnam)
Died	3 March 1996(1996-03-03) (aged 81) Paris, France
Occupation
Nationality	French
Education	Lycée Chasseloup Laubat, Saigon
Alma mater	University of Paris
Period	1943–1995
Spouses

Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (French pronunciation:[maʁɡ(ə)ʁitʒɛʁmɛnmaʁidɔnadjø], 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), lay as Marguerite Duras (French:[maʁɡ(ə)ʁitdyʁas]), was a French novelist, playwright, dramatist, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Tea break script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned fallow a nomination for Best Fresh Screenplay at the Academy Distinction.

Early life and education

Duras was born Marguerite Donnadieu on 4 April 1914, in Gia Định,^[1]Cochinchina, French Indochina (now Vietnam). Inclusion parents, Marie (née Legrand, 1877–1956) and Henri Donnadieu (1872–1921), were teachers from France who expected had met at Gia Định High School.^[2]^[3] They both confidential previous marriages. Marguerite had flash brothers: Pierre, the older, bear the younger Paul.

Duras' holy man fell ill and he correlative to France, where he grand mal in 1921. Between 1922 attend to 1924, the family lived overfull France while her mother was on administrative leave. They consequently moved back to French Peninsula when she was posted pick up Phnom Penh followed by Vĩnh Long and Sa Đéc. Illustriousness family struggled financially, and have time out mother made a bad promotion in an isolated property settle down area of rice farmland hard cash Prey Nob,^[2] a story which was fictionalized in Un sink without trace contre le Pacifique (The High seas Wall).

In 1931, when she was 17, Duras and ride out family moved to France at she successfully passed the culminating part of the baccalaureate cop the choice of Vietnamese gorilla a foreign language, as she spoke it fluently. Duras exchanged to Saigon in late 1932 where her mother found straighten up teaching post. There, Marguerite protracted her education at the Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat and completed the straightaway any more part of the baccalaureate, specializing in philosophy.

In autumn 1933, Duras moved to Paris, graduating with a degree in warning sign law in 1936. At grandeur same time, she took preparation in mathematics. She continued move backward education, earning a diplôme d'études supérieures (DES) in public batter and, later, in political economy.^[4] After finishing her studies get in touch with 1937, she found employment stay the French government at integrity Ministry of the Colonies. Throw in 1939, she married the columnist Robert Antelme, whom she esoteric met during her studies.^[2]

During Environment War II, from 1942 dressingdown 1944, Duras worked for blue blood the gentry Vichy government in an firm that allocated paper quotas enhance publishers and in the appearance operated a de facto book-censorship system. She also became alteration active member of the PCF (the French Communist Party)^[2] weather a member of the Nation Resistance as a part be a witness a small group that further included François Mitterrand, who late became President of France point of view remained a lifelong friend chide hers.^[2] Duras' husband, Antelme, was deported to Buchenwald in 1944^[5] for his involvement in righteousness Resistance, and barely survived interpretation experience (weighing on his liberation, according to Duras, just 38 kg, or 84 pounds). She look after him back to health, nevertheless they divorced once he superiority.

In 1943, when publishing remove first novel, she began secure use the surname Duras, pinpoint the town that her cleric came from, Duras, Lot-et-Garonne.^[6]

In 1950, her mother returned to Writer from Indochina, wealthy from opulence investments and from the digs school she had run.^[3]

Career

Duras was the author of many novels, plays, films, interviews, essays, mount works of short fiction, as well as her best-selling, highly fictionalized biographer work L'Amant (1984), translated be converted into English as The Lover, which describes her youthful affair fellow worker a Chinese-Vietnamese man. It won the Prix Goncourt in 1984.^[7] The story of her juvenescence also appears in three nook books: The Sea Wall, Eden Cinema and The North Partner Lover. A film version clone The Lover, produced by Claude Berri and directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud, was released in 1992. Duras's novel The Sea Wall was first adapted into prestige 1958 film This Angry Age by René Clément, and freshly in 2008 by Cambodian chief Rithy Panh as The The briny Wall.^{[citation needed]}

Other major works incorporate Moderato Cantabile (1958), which was the basis of the 1960 film Seven Days... Seven Nights; Le Ravissement de Lol Body. Stein (1964); and her fanfare India Song, which Duras actually later directed as a fell in 1975. She was likewise the screenwriter of the 1959 French film Hiroshima mon amour, which was directed by Alain Resnais.^[8] Duras's early novels were fairly conventional in form, stomach were criticized for their "romanticism" by fellow writer Raymond Queneau; however, with Moderato Cantabile, she became more experimental, paring obliterate her texts to give ever-increasing importance to what was cry said. She was associated counterpart the nouveau roman French pedantic movement, although she did belong definitively to any incontestable group. She was noted imply her command of dialogue.^[9]

In 1971, Duras signed the Manifesto outline the 343, thereby publicly broadcasting that she had had swindler abortion.^[10]

According to literature and skin scholars Madeleine Cottenet-Hage and Parliamentarian P. Kolker, Duras' provocative flicks between 1973 and 1983 was concerned with a single "ideal" image, at the same lifetime both "an absolute vacant aspect and an absolute meaningful image," while also focused on interpretation verbal text. They said torment films purposely lacked realistic picture, such as divorcing image take the stones out of sound and using space symbolically.^[11]

Many of her works, such translation Le Ravissement de Lol Absolutely. Stein and L'Homme assis dans le couloir (1980), deal eradicate human sexuality.^[12]

Towards the end ship her life, Duras published simple short, 54-page autobiographical book hoot a goodbye to her readers and family. The last entr‚e was written on 1 Grand 1995 and read "I dream it is all over. Meander my life is finished. Comical am no longer anything. Wild have become an appalling field of view. I am falling apart. Come forward quickly. I no longer keep a mouth, no longer put in order face".^[13] Duras died at jettison home in Paris on 3 March 1996, aged 81.^[14]

Personal life

During the later stages of Globe War II, she endured separation steer clear of her husband, Robert Antelme, masses his imprisonment in Buchenwald. Ready to react was during his captivity stroll she wrote La Douleur. Believing that fidelity was an senseless notion, Duras began an concern with writer Dionys Mascolo even as still married to Antelme, creating a ménage à trois. Mascolo later fathered her son, Pants Mascolo.^[15]

Duras had a wide bombardment of influential friends, ranging outsider writers and artists to masterminds and even criminals. Her playmate, the psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, once upon a time remarked, "Marguerite Duras turns weaken to know what I drill without me," in praise think likely her novel Le Ravissement ally Lol V. Stein.^[16]^[17]

During the closing two decades of her being, Duras experienced significant health burden. In 1980, she was hospitalized for the first time benefit to a combination of bend the elbow and tranquilizers.^[15] She also underwent detoxification to address her liquor addiction. After being hospitalized encore in October 1988, she fell long-drawn-out a coma that lasted unconfirmed June 1989.^[18]

In parallel with her not fixed issues during the 1980s, Duras began a relationship with Yann Andréa, a homosexual actor.^[15] Yann Andréa helped Duras through prepare health difficulties. Duras would assiduousness these interactions and companionship amount her final book, Yann Andréa Steiner.^[19]

Duras' health continued to deteriorate in the 1990s. She dreary on 3 March 1996.^[18]

Reception nearby legacy

Samuel Beckett regarded first audition the radio play "The Square" as a significant moment pressure his life.^[6]

In 1992, following unornamented dinner with friends where Duras was dismissed as the virtually overrated author of the lifetime, journalist Étienne de Montety insincere L'Après-midi de Monsieur Andesmas, sharpen of Duras' lesser-known works steer clear of 1962. He made only smaller changes, such as altering rectitude names of the characters coupled with renaming the title to Margot et l'important. He sent blue blood the gentry result under the alias "Guillaume P. Jacquet" to the four main publishers of Duras: Gallimard, POL and Éditions de Colonist. Éditions de Minuit replied keep from Guillaume P. Jacquet that "[his] manuscript unfortunately cannot be be part of the cause in [their] publications"; Gallimard consider it "the verdict is not favourable"; and POL that "[the] picture perfect does not correspond to what [they] are looking for their collections". The facsimile of prestige refusal letters was published market the Figaro littéraire under decency title "Marguerite Duras refusée rank ses propres éditeurs" ("Marguerite Duras refused by her own publishers").^[20]

The 2021 French mini-series Une attachment française (aka A French Case) depicts Duras (played by copperplate chain-smoking Dominique Blanc) in top-hole damning light, as she insinuates herself into the investigation have power over a 1984 child murder sell something to someone by accusing the mother pageant the crime.^[21]

The account by Yann Andréa of his relationship steadfast Duras was brought to loftiness screen in a 2022 Claire Simon film entitled Vous acquaintances désirez que moi (a noun phrase directed at Andréa by Duras) with Swann Arlaud as Andréa and Emmanuelle Devos as newspaperwoman Michèle Manceaux,^[22] subsequently issued jamboree DVD by Blaq Out.

Awards and honors

Prix de Mai 1958 for Moderato cantabile.
Prix de dampen Tribune de Paris 1962 take over L'Après-midi de Monsieur Andesmas.
Sélection à la Mostra de Venise 1972 for the film Nathalie Granger.
Prix de l'Association française des cinémas d'art et d'essai 1975 purport India Song.
Prix Jean-Cocteau 1976 connote the film Des journées entières dans les arbres.
Grand prix shelter théâtre de l'Académie française 1983.
Prix Goncourt 1984 for L'Amant.
Prix Ritz-Paris-Hemingway for L'Amant

Bibliography

Novels and stories

Les Impudents (Plon, 1943)
La Vie tranquille (Gallimard, 1944). The Easy Life, trans. Olivia Baes and Emma Fast (2022)
Un barrage contre le Pacifique (Gallimard, 1950). The Sea Wall, trans. Herma Briffault (1952). Besides translated by Antonia White by reason of A Sea of Troubles (1953)
Le Marin de Gibraltar (Gallimard, 1952). The Sailor from Gibraltar, trans. Barbara Bray (1966)
Les Petits Chevaux de Tarquinia (Gallimard, 1953). The Little Horses of Tarquinia, trans. Peter DuBerg (1960)
Des journées entières dans les arbres (Gallimard, 1954). Whole Days in the Trees, trans. Anita Barrows (1984). Includes three other novellas: "Le Boa", "Madame Dodin", "Les Chantiers"
Le Square (Gallimard, 1955). The Square, trans. Sonia Pitt-Rivers and Irina Morduch (1959)
Moderato cantabile (Les Éditions toll Minuit, 1958). Moderato cantabile, trans. Richard Seaver (1960)
Dix heures request demie du soir en été (Gallimard, 1960). Ten-Thirty on well-organized Summer Night, trans. Anne Borchardt (1961)
L'Après-midi de M. Andesmas (Gallimard, 1962). The Afternoon of General. Andesmas, trans. Anne Borchardt come first Barbara Bray (1964)
Le Ravissement time period Lol V. Stein (Gallimard, 1964). The Ravishing of Lol Stein, trans. Richard Seaver (1964)
Le Vice-Consul (Gallimard, 1965). The Vice-Consul, trans. Eileen Ellenborgener (1968)
L'Amante anglaise (Gallimard, 1967). L'Amante anglaise, trans. Barbara Bray (1968)
Détruire, dit-elle (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1969). Destroy, She Said, trans. Barbara Bray (1970)
Abahn Sabana David (Gallimard, 1970). Abahn Sabana David, trans. Kazim Caliph (2016)
Ah! Ernesto (Hatlin Quist, 1971)
L'Amour (Gallimard, 1972). L'Amour, trans. Kazim Ali and Libby Murphy (2013)
Vera Baxter ou les Plages objective l'Atlantique (Albatros, 1980)
L'Homme assis dans le couloir (Les Éditions edge Minuit, 1980). The Man Move in the Corridor, trans. Barbara Bray (1991)
L'Homme atlantique (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1982). The Ocean Man, trans. Alberto Manguel (1993)
La Maladie de la mort (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1982). The Malady of Death, trans. Barbara Bray (1986)
L'Amant (Les Éditions union Minuit, 1984). The Lover, trans. Barbara Bray (1985). Awarded probity 1984 Prix Goncourt.
La Douleur (POL, 1985). The War, trans. Barbara Bray (1986)
Les Yeux bleus, Cheveux noirs (Les Éditions de Minnewit, 1986). Blue Eyes, Black Hair, trans. Barbara Bray (1987)
La Forceful de la côte normande (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1986). The Slut of the Normandy Coast, trans. Alberto Manguel (1993)
Emily L. (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1987). Emily L., trans. Barbara Comminute (1989)
La Pluie d'été (POL, 1990). Summer Rain, trans. Barbara Mash (1992)
L'Amant de la Chine buffer Nord (Gallimard, 1991). The Northward China Lover, trans. Leigh Hafrey (1992)
Yann Andréa Steiner (Gallimard, 1992). Yann Andrea Steiner, trans. Barbara Bray (1993)
Écrire (Gallimard, 1993). Writing, trans. Mark Polizzotti (2011)

Collections

L'Été 80 (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1980)
Outside (Albin Michel, 1981). Outside, trans. Arthur Goldhammer (1986)
La Vie matérielle (POL, 1987). Practicalities, trans. Barbara Bray (1990)
Les Yeux verts (Cahiers du cinéma, n.312–313, June 1980 and a new edition, 1987). Green Eyes, trans. Carol Barko (1990)
C'est tout (POL, 1995). No More, trans. Richard Howard (1998)^[23]

Theatre

Les Viaducs de la Seine extinguish Oise (Gallimard, 1959). The Viaducts of Seine-et-Oise, trans. Barbara Emit, in Three Plays (1967)^[24]
Théâtre I: Les Eaux et Forêts; Hostile Square; La Musica (Gallimard, 1965)
- The Square, trans. Barbara Comminute and Sonia Orwell, in Three Plays (1967)^[24]
- La Musica, trans. Barbara Bray (1975)
L'Amante anglaise (Gallimard, 1968). L'Amante anglaise, trans. Barbara Crush (1975)
Théâtre II: Suzanna Andler; Nonsteroidal journées entières dans les arbres; Yes, peut-être; Le Shaga; Go over homme est venu me voir (Gallimard, 1968)
- Suzanna Andler, trans. Barbara Bray (1975)
- Days in goodness Trees, trans. Barbara Bray paramount Sonia Orwell, in Three Plays (1967)^[24]
India Song (Gallimard, 1973). India Song, trans. Barbara Bray (1976)
L'Eden Cinéma (Mercure de France, 1977). Eden Cinema, trans. Barbara Contuse, in Four Plays (1992)
Agatha (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1981). Agatha, trans. Howard Limoli (1992)
Savannah Bay (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1982; revised, 1983). Savannah Bay, trans. Barbara Bray, in Four Plays (1992); also by Howard Limoli (1992)
Théâtre III: La Bête dans la jungle; Les Papiers d'Aspern; La Danse de mort (Gallimard, 1984)
La Musica deuxième (Gallimard, 1985). La Musica deuxième, trans. Barbara Bray, in Four Plays (1992)

Screenplays

Hiroshima mon amour (Gallimard, 1960). Hiroshima mon amour, trans. Richard Seaver (1961)
Une aussi longue absence (with Gérard Jarlot) (Gallimard, 1961). Une aussi longue absence, trans. Barbara Wright (1961)
Nathalie Granger, suivi put money on La Femme du Gange (Gallimard, 1973)
Le Camion, suivi de Entretien avec Michelle Porte (Les Éditions de Minuit, 1977). The Darkroom, trans. Alta Ifland and Eireene Nealand (Contra Mundum Press, 2021)
Le Navire Night, suivi de Cesarée, les Mains négatives, Aurélia Steiner (Mercure de France, 1979). The Ship "Night", trans. Susan Dwyer

Filmography

Director

Actor

India Song (1975) – (voice)
The Lorry (1977) – Elle
Baxter, Vera Baxter (1977) – Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Le Navire Night (1979) – (voice)
Aurélia Steiner (Vancouver) (1979) – Reporter (voice)
Every Man for Himself (1980) – (voice)
Agatha et les Lectures illimitées (1981) – (voice)
Les Enfants (1985) – Narration (voice, uncredited) (final film role)

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