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Marguerite Duras
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Marguerite Duras

Creator · born April 4, 1914 · died 1996

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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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  1. ~70Named Prix Goncourt1984
  2. ~70Notable work: The Lover1984
  3. ~75Received the Austrian State Prize for European Literature1989

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