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There are no vacations from love....
In this careful translation from the French novel by Marguerite Duras, five Parisians spend an interminable three days of their vacations at a dreary Italian beach resort. There is nothing to do but talk, drink bitter Camparis, and contemplate (or perhaps consummate) a love affair or two. As the days wear on, they imperceptibly change some of their beliefs, from For some time I have not liked the idea of changing the world at all costs to But certainly it is necessary to change the world, concluding with There are no vacations from love....Love, it is necessary to live it completely with its boredom and everything; there are no vacations from that.
In this careful translation from the French novel by Marguerite Duras, five Parisians spend an interminable three days of their vacations at a dreary Italian beach resort. There is nothing to do but talk, drink bitter Camparis, and contemplate (or perhaps consummate) a love affair or two. As the days wear on, they imperceptibly change some of their beliefs, from For some time I have not liked the idea of changing the world at all costs to But certainly it is necessary to change the world, concluding with There are no vacations from love....Love, it is necessary to live it completely with its boredom and everything; there are no vacations from that.
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Ann Lenore Derrickson, the translator of this novel by French writer Marguerite Duras, has stepped outside her normal scholarly precincts with this book. Up to now, she has worked thoroughly within the canon of English literature, writing and presenting poetry and papers on Shakespeare s Ophelia, Yeats, Virginia Woolf, and the medieval Gawain poet, among others, at such venues as Comitatus, The National Book of Poetry, The Philological Association of the Pacific Coast, and the Modern Language Association.
This scholarly reputation has been fully earned. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ann Derrickson earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Now she is moving into working with modern European fiction, a major shift in fields.
Asked why she selected this book, she said, ''The themes interest me and make it a good work to translate.''
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This scholarly reputation has been fully earned. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Ann Derrickson earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. Now she is moving into working with modern European fiction, a major shift in fields.
Asked why she selected this book, she said, ''The themes interest me and make it a good work to translate.''
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. Reissue edition; 2nd Printing Thus. DF; Very Good- in Wraps: shows moderate wear to the extremities; considerable rubbing to the wrapper covers with a bit of consequent soiling to the white background field of the rear panel; faint spots of stain to the lower fore-edge; a former owner's name at the front endpaper; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the backstrip. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. A very good reader's copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing moderate wear and minor cosmetic flaws. . NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.8 x 5 x 0.8 inches) . Distinctive front cover illustration by Cannibale and design by Thomi Wroblewski. Translated from the French by Peter DuBerg. Language: English. Weight: 10.1 ounces. First published in Trade Paperback. Marguerite Duras (1914 1996) was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Duras's early novels were fairly conventional in form, and were criticized for their "romanticism" by fellow writer Raymond Queneau; however, with Moderato Cantabile, she became more experimental, paring down her texts to give ever-increasing importance to what was not said. She was associated with the nouveau roman French literary movement, although she did not belong definitively to any one group. She was noted for her command of dialogue. ; Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 214 pages. Seller Inventory # 58119
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