Marguerite Duras

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 journ�es enti�res 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'apr�s-midi de M. Andesmas[?], Gallimard, 1960.
• Le Ravissement de Lol V. Stein[?], Gallimard, 1964.
• Th��tre I : les Eaux et For�ts-le Square-La Musica, Gallimard, 1965.
• Le Vice-Consul[?], Gallimard, 1965.
• L'Amante Anglaise[?], Gallimard, 1967.
• Th��tre II : Suzanna Andler-Des journ�es enti�res dans les arbres-Yes, peut-�tre-Le Shaga-Un homme est venu me voir, Gallimard, 1968.
• D�truire, 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 Cin�ma[?], Mercure de France, 1977.
• Le Navire Night[?], suivi de Cesar�e, les Mains n�gatives, Aur�lia 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'Et� 80[?], Les Editions de Minuits, 1980.
• Les Yeux verts[?], Cahiers du cin�ma, n�312-313, juin 1980 et nouvelle �dition, 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, 2�me edition augment�e 1983.
• La Maladie de la mort[?], Les Editions de Minuit, 1982.
• Th��tre III : -La B�te dans la jungle, d'apr�s H. James, adaptation de J. Lord et M. Duras,-Les Papiers d'Aspern, d'apr�s H. James, adaptation deM. Duras et R. Antelme,-La Danse de mort, d'apr�s A. Strinberg, adaptation de M. Duras, Gallimard, 1984.
• L'Amant, Les Editions de Minuit, 1984.
• La Douleur[?], POL, 1985.
• La Musica deuxi�me[?], Gallimard, 1985.
• Les Yeux bleus Cheveux noirs[?], Les Editions de Minuit, 1986.
• La Pute de la c�te normande[?], Les Editions de Minuit, 1986.
• La Vie mat�rielle[?], POL, 1987.
• Emily L.[?], Les Editions de Minuit, 1987.
• La Pluie d'�t�[?], POL, 1990.
• L'Amant de la Chine du Nord[?], Gallimard, 1991.