Critics have hailed Wartime Writings as "among the most arresting [pages] she ever wrote" (The New York Review of Books). In them, Duras chronicles the poignant circumstances of her childhood in colonial Vietnam, her experiences with the French Resistance during the war, and the conflicted and exhilarating time of the Liberation and the early postwar years. Throughout, Duras paints an unflinching portrait of this troubled and formative period for France.
Allowing readers to fully and intimately explore the life of one of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, Wartime Writings gives new meaning to Duras' previous work and adds to her intricate life story.
Critics have hailed Wartime Writings as "among the most arresting [pages] she ever wrote" (The New York Review of Books). In them, Duras chronicles the poignant circumstances of her childhood in colonial Vietnam, her experiences with the French Resistance during the war, and the conflicted and exhilarating time of the Liberation and the early postwar years. Throughout, Duras paints an unflinching portrait of this troubled and formative period for France.
Allowing readers to fully and intimately explore the life of one of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, Wartime Writings gives new meaning to Duras' previous work and adds to her intricate life story.
Wartime Writings: 1943-1949
320
Wartime Writings: 1943-1949
320Paperback(Reprint)
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781595584526 |
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| Publisher: | New Press, The |
| Publication date: | 07/14/2009 |
| Edition description: | Reprint |
| Pages: | 320 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d) |