1999 Rare French Book - Marguerite DURAS - La Cuisine de Marguerite - banned from sale in France
Author : Duras, Marguerite
Title : La Cuisine de Marguerite
Language : Text in French.
Publisher : Benoit Jacob 1999. First Edition.
Size : 8 " X 5 "
Pages : 62 pages
Binding: Very good softcover binding under a removable protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean).
Illustrations: Including photographs throughout and the detachable list page at the end.
The book: First edition of this scarce book banned from sale in France!
La Cuisine de Marguerite is a collection of texts by Marguerite Duras published in 1999 by Editions Benoît Jacob and banned from use the same year. The work consisted of cooking recipes by Marguerite Duras, accompanied by transcriptions of radio interviews.
The author: Marguerite Donnadieu, known as Marguerite Duras (4 April 1914 – 3 March 1996), was a French novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. She is best known for writing the 1959 film Hiroshima mon amour, which earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards.