Duras

British  

/ dyra /

noun

1. Marguerite , real name Marguerite Donnadieu . 1914–96, French novelist born in Giadinh, Indochina (now in Vietnam). Her works include The Sea Wall (1950), Practicalities (1990), Écrire (1993), and the script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1960)

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Example Sentences

Lawrence, Doris Lessing, Marguerite Duras and Thomas Hardy, Gornick astutely shows how books are intertwined with ourselves, shifting and evolving over time even as we do.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

He started exploring theater at 17; his first play was an adaptation of the Marguerite Duras novel “Moderato Cantabile.”

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2023

Malanda says Diop encouraged her to speak as if she was reading Marguerite Duras.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2023

Both Laurence and myself are the products of hybrid, many-faceted experiences which range from Edouard Gilssant and Aimé Césaire to Pasolini and Marguerite Duras.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

In honor of Franklin he named the Duras "Poor Richard," and, in compliment to the French language and people, she was called the Bonhomme Richard, the French colloquial equivalent.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various