The Crimes of Marguerite Duras
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The Crimes of Marguerite Duras

Literature and the Media in Twentieth-Century France

  1. 232 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Crimes of Marguerite Duras

Literature and the Media in Twentieth-Century France

About this book

One of the most celebrated authors of twentieth-century France, Marguerite Duras loved crime. Indeed, criminal faits divers from the newspaper represented a key element in her literary project. Sensational news stories made their way into her novels, plays and screenplays, inspired numerous journalistic pieces and media interventions, and even informed the way that she discussed her life and work in the press. The Crimes of Marguerite Duras offers an innovative framework for analyzing Duras's literary works and journalism as they relate to the mass media and broader cultural debates. Anne Brancky reveals how Duras's predilection for provocatively blurring the line between truth and fiction on various media platforms helped make her a best-selling author and a public intellectual ahead of her time. Exploring the movement between serious literature and public scandal, this readable book affirms literature's abiding role in political debate and the public sphere.

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Information

Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781108490382
eBook ISBN
9781108800945

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title page
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Illustrations
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Introduction Marguerite Duras and the Media
  9. Chapter 1 Marguerite Duras, Journalist
  10. Chapter 2 Criminal Affinities
  11. Chapter 3 Copycat Crimes
  12. Chapter 4 Crimes of Passion
  13. Chapter 5 Media Crimes
  14. Conclusion The Crimes of Marguerite Duras
  15. Select Bibliography
  16. Index

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