La douleur cover

La douleur

by Marguerite Duras

La dernière guerre, Marguerite Duras lʹa vécue tout à la fois comme femme dont le mari avait été déporté, comme résistante, mais aussi, comme écrivain. Lucide, étonnée, désespérée parfois, elle a, pendant ces années, tenu un journal, écrit des textes que lui inspirait tout ce quʹelle voyait, ce quʹelle vivait, les gens quʹelle rencontrait ou affrontait.

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?