Name: Destroy, she Said
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Author: Marguerite Duras
ISBN: 9780802151544

Type

Physical Book

Author

Marguerite Duras

Translated by

Barbara Bray

Publisher

Grove Press

Year

1994

Language

English

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21x13.7x1 cm

Weight

0.17 kg.

ISBN

9780802151544

ISBN13

9780802151544

Edition No.

Synopsis "Destroy, she Said "

In this classic novel by the best-selling author of The Lover, erotic intrigue masks a chillingly deceptive form of madness. Elisabeth Alione is convalescing in a hotel in rural France when she meets two men and another woman. The sophisticated dalliance among the four serves to obscure an underlying violence, which, when the curtain of civilization is drawn aside, reveals in her fellow guests a very contemporary, perhaps even new, form of insanity. Like many of Duras's novels, Destroy, She Said owes much to cinema, displaying a skillful interplay of dialogue and description. There are recurring moods and motifs from the Duras repertoire: eroticism, lassitude, stifled desire, a beautiful woman, a mysterious forest, a desolate provincial hotel. Included in this volume is an in-depth interview with Duras by Jacques Rivette and Jean Narboni.

Marguerite Duras

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Marguerite Duras (1914-1996) was a French writer, screenwriter, and filmmaker, known for her innovative style and exploration of memory, desire, and identity. Her most famous work is The Lover (1984), an autobiographical novel that won the prestigious Goncourt Prize. Other notable works include Hiroshima mon amour (1960), The Ravishing of Lol V. Stein (1964), and The Vice-Consul (1966), which solidified her reputation in contemporary literature.

Duras ventured into cinema, writing and directing films with an experimental approach. Her narrative, characterized by minimalist and evocative prose, influenced literature and cinema in the 20th century. Her legacy remains relevant, and her books continue to be studied and admired around the world.

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