Marguerite Duras
Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench
Dates1914–1996

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.— Wikipedia
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modern europe