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Writing

Paperback • 2011 • English

Writing

By Marguerite Duras

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About the book

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 ficti...Show more

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ISBN

9780816677535

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

Published year

2011

Language

English

Original title

Writing

Format

Paperback

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