Marguerite Duras: Apocalyptic Desires

by Leslie Hill

Book Overview

Marguerite Duras is France's best-known and most controversial contemporary woman writer. Duras' influence extends from her early novels of the 1950's to her radically innovative experimental autobiographical text of the 1980's The Lover
Leslie Hill's book throws new light on Duras' relationship to feminism, psychoanalysis, sexuality, literature, film, politics, and the media. Feted by Kristeva, and Laca who claimed her as almost his other self,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415050472
• ISBN13: 9780415050470
• Release Date: July 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary