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Madame de Duras

French writer · France · On the map · Writers · Lived 1777 to 1828 · aged 50

Claire, Duchess of Duras was a French writer best known for her 1823 novel called Ourika, which examines issues of racial and sexual equality, and which inspired the 1969 John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman.

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Country
France
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1777 to 1828 · aged 50