Marguerite Duras - Apocalyptic Desires (Hardcover)

Marguerite Duras: Apocalytic Desires offers a complete account in English of the fiction and films of France's best-known and most controversial contemporary woman writer. It considers all aspects of Duras' work, ranging from her early novels of the 1950s, to her radically experimental films of the 1970s and her best-selling novel of the 1980s, The Lover. It contains an extensive listing of all Duras' work, including her journalism, interviews, and television and radio appearances. Leslie Hill's analysis throws light on Duras' relations with feminism, psychoanalysis and sexuality, in her literature, films and politics. Those interested in modern literature or European cinema should find this text of interest; it offers an insight into the work of a major contemporary writer.