When French writer Marguerite Duras (1914-96) published her novel The Sea Wall in 1950, she came very close to winning the prestigious Prix Goncourt. Meanwhile, in Indochina, France was suffering its first military defeats in its war against the Việt Minh, the rebel movement for independence.
based on novel or book
racism
forced prostitution
woman director
french colonialism
1950s
white supremacy
portrait of an artist
indochina war
french writer