The Places of Marguerite Duras

I accidentally bought this book for an unassuming $27 dollars (100 pages, paperback...you see what I mean) but it was well worth it! Duras, what a treasure

Okay I want to talk about this more. There is obviously some outdated language in regard to gender that I feel doesn't match my modern-day views (published in 1977, for reference), but besides the clear gender binary of “it is only women who inhabit places, not men”, this statement is so profound if we think about it the way Duras intended and not in the domestic, conjugal sense. Because yes, women (any non-man, really) create spaces they call their own rather than simply “use” them; houses, rooms, etc., and not just in the decorating sense (though that is a part of it)...and I know in the year 2025 this is probably so, “well duh”, but idk it's fascinating to see Duras be a pioneer for this topic of conversation almost 50 years ago. Really ahead of her time.