Truth and Legend

Author: Marguerite Duras
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This is the only biographical photo album of Marguerite Duras to date, using images and text to depict the life of the renowned 20th-century French writer. All the photographs are provided by Duras's son, Jean Mascolo. Duras and her son Jean Mascolo once planned to publish a family photo album, but the plan was shelved as Duras focused on writing The Lover. After Duras's death, her lifelong friend and expert on Duras, Marguerite Duras, collaborated with Mascolo to complete this richly illustrated biography. These photographs reveal a different side of Duras, complementing the text by Marguerite Duras and allowing readers to glimpse the hidden true self of the writer.