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Marguerite Duras

Marguerite Duras
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Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras, was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.

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Timeline

  1. Jean-Pierre VernantJanuary 4, 1914 – January 9, 2007
  2. Lina Bo BardiDecember 5, 1914 – March 20, 1992
  3. Marguerite Duras (this page)April 4, 1914 – March 3, 1996
  4. Octavio PazMarch 31, 1914 – April 19, 1998
  5. Saul SteinbergJune 15, 1914 – May 12, 1999
  6. Sun RaMay 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993

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