Works

The Lover
Marguerite Duras
The Ravishing of Lol Stein
Marguerite DurasBlue Eyes, Black Hair
Marguerite DurasEmily L.
Marguerite Duras
The Malady of Death
Marguerite DurasFamous Marguerite Duras Quotes
Source: The Lover
Marguerite Duras Quotes about love
“It was the men I deceived the most that I loved the most.”
The Chimneys of India Song, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).
Marguerite Duras Quotes
“… as long as nothing happens between them, the memory is cursed with what hasn't happened.”
Source: Blue Eyes, Black Hair
“I think about you. But I don't say it anymore.”
Source: Hiroshima Mon Amour
Source: The Ravishing of Lol Stein
Source: The Ravishing of Lol Stein
Source: The Lover
“All that remains of that minute is time in all its purity, bone-white time.”
Source: The Ravishing of Lol Stein
The Chimneys of India Song, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).
Tourists in Paris, from Outside: Selected Writings (1984).
“The best way to fill time is to waste it.”
Ce qui remplit le temps c'est vraiment de le perdre.
Wasting Time, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).
“Acting doesn't bring anything to a text. On the contrary, it detracts from it.”
International Herald Tribune (28 March 1990).
Alcohol, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).
Walesa's Wife, from Practicalities (1987, trans. 1990).