5/22/2023 0 Comments The lover by marguerite duras![]() ![]() This incident represents one contact point between her fiction and the truth. The former student clearly recalls Duras appearing at school, flaunting a diamond ring, saying she knew a rich man. The denial invites the question: Did she ever tell the truth? She says she was ostracized for her reckless teenage affair with an older Chinese millionaire – yet one classmate remembers Marguerite as secretive and well-behaved, though she boasted mysteriously of leading a double life. ![]() One ponders the odd qualification: admitting she “only” lied to men implies she was willing to deceive half the human race. With these words, Marguerite Dur aspenned a categorical denial of any fanciful invention in her many autobiographical novels and films. After doing a little digging to answer the eternal question – “but did it really happen?” – I think a shrink might be just the ticket. Anyway, Blakey Vermeule will lead the discussion, with Paula Moya and Stephen Seligman, who is a psychiatrist and professor from UC-San Francisco. It’s going to be a lot of fun – fans of The Lover are coming out of the woodwork and writing to me. ![]() The Book Haven wrote about the upcoming event here. We’re gearing up for the next “Another Look” event a week from tomorrow – that’s Monday, May 12, at 7:30 p.m. ![]()
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