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I’m not going to review this because I obviously need to read and watch more of Duras’ work to fully appreciate it. The intro was so fascinating, about how several of her books and movies are linked but with subtle, purposeful differences. And it seemed to indicate that this was one of her least accessible works, and it’s not hard to see why. A blend of poetic sparseness and structure evocative of film, the book is a plotless yet intriguing enigma. I’m going to give it a re-read once I’ve worked through more of her work.
Shelved this book next to my old, tattered copy of Anaïs Nin’s A Spy in the House of Love, as Duras once wrote a script for that book which was reportedly turned down by Nin, with Nin “expressing disappointment that her ‘sexually liberated’ Sabina was converted by Duras into a ‘schizoid’ and a ‘whore’.” I love a good literary spat.
Shelved this book next to my old, tattered copy of Anaïs Nin’s A Spy in the House of Love, as Duras once wrote a script for that book which was reportedly turned down by Nin, with Nin “expressing disappointment that her ‘sexually liberated’ Sabina was converted by Duras into a ‘schizoid’ and a ‘whore’.” I love a good literary spat.