The Works and Days of Marguerite Duras: The Shores of Creation

By Buraq

Series : Ink & Identity

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Global East-West (GEW) London
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 9, 2026
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 357 pages

In *The Works and Days of Marguerite Duras: The Shores of Creation*, the author offers a sensitive and analytical exploration of Marguerite Duras’s work.

Through a rigorous yet accessible approach, this essay sheds light on the foundations of Duras’s writing: a writing of absence, silence, and the unspeakable. Drawing on a close reading of the texts, he reveals the tensions that run through the work—between presence and absence, between narration and the dissolution of the narrative.

This book also explores how Duras redefines the contours of the modern novel. Her refined, almost minimalist style opens up a space of resonance where the reader becomes an active participant in the interpretation.

The author highlights the universal significance of this deeply intimate writing. Far from being impenetrable, Duras’s work presents itself as a sensory and emotional experience, where every word counts, where every silence speaks.

Ideal for lovers of contemporary literature and enthusiasts of literary criticism, this book offers a new perspective on a major work of the 20th century. Accessible yet thought-provoking, this essay is intended for avid readers, scholars, and students alike. It invites everyone to venture onto the shores of writing, where literature becomes an inner experience. A vibrant tribute to a body of work that continues to fascinate, unsettle, and inspire.