Marguerite Duras

1914 - 1996

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

movement: Nouveau Roman

genre: novel

country of citizenship: France

native language: French

languages spoken, written or signed: French, Vietnamese

educated at: University of Paris, École technique Scientia

occupation: writer, film director, screenwriter, novelist, playwright, autobiographer, journalist, women's rights activist, philosopher, director

award received: Prix Goncourt, Grand prix du théâtre, Austrian State Prize for European Literature

Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu (French pronunciation: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit ʒɛʁmɛn maʁi dɔnadjø], 4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), known as Marguerite Duras (French: [maʁɡ(ə)ʁit dyʁas]), 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. Source: Wikipedia (en)