{"product_id":"marguerite-duras-writing-paperback","title":"Marguerite Duras: Writing - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarguerite Duras\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Polizzotti\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWriting\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 fictional, like much of her work, \u003ci\u003eWriting\u003c\/i\u003e displays Duras's unique worldview and sensitive insight in her simple and poetic prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1914 in French Indochina, Marguerite Duras is one of France's most important literary figures. She wrote several dozen books but is best known in the United States for her novel \u003ci\u003eThe Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1984 Prix Goncourt, and for her screenplay, \u003ci\u003eHiroshima, Mon Amour. \u003c\/i\u003eShe died in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Polizzotti is the author of six books and the translator of more than thirty, including works by Gustave Flaubert, Marguerite Duras, Jean Echenoz, and Maurice Roche.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.05 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757865861408,"sku":"9780816677535","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/62561582972ee81aa4e8579a2f71fcf0.webp?v=1780113513","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marguerite-duras-writing-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}