THE FICTIONAL JOURNALISTIC DISCOURSE OF A CONTROVERSIAL WRITER: MARGUERITE DURAS ABOUT THE VILLEMIN CASE
THE FICTIONAL JOURNALISTIC DISCOURSE OF A CONTROVERSIAL WRITER: MARGUERITE DURAS ABOUT THE VILLEMIN CASE
Author(s): Daniela Cătău-VereșSubject(s): Gender Studies, Literary Texts, Media studies, Studies of Literature, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: Marguerite Duras; journalistic discourse; subjective journalism; feminism; Villemin case;
Summary/Abstract: With the realization of her talent as a writer in the 1950s, Marguerite Duras made her debut in journalism. Whether she takes the path of politics or journalism, she does it to defend the idea of freedom, taken in an infinite sense. In 1984, she published a very controversial article in the Libération about the Gregory affair or the crime committed by Christine Villemin against her son. There are some precious Durasian pages about the status of women in society, which raises the issue of Marguerite Duras's subjective journalism. In her article on Christine Villemin, she crosses the line between fiction and reality to find in this real story a pretext to write a sublime text.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2021
- Issue No: 24
- Page Range: 447-457
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Romanian