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When a woman drinks it's as if an animal were drinking, or a child. Alcoholism is scandalous in a woman, and a female alcoholic is rare, a serious matter. It's a slur on the divine in our nature.


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Author Bio


  • NameMarguerite Duras
  • DescriptionFrench writer and film director
  • BornApril 4, 1914
  • DiedMarch 3, 1996
  • CountryFrance
  • ProfessionWriter; Film Director; Screenwriter; Publisher; Novelist; Playwright; Autobiographer
  • WorksThe Lover
  • AwardsPrix Goncourt; Austrian State Prize For European Literature