I see journalists as the manual workers, the laborers of th… - Marguerite Duras

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I see journalists as the manual workers, the laborers of the word. Journalism can only be literature when it is passionate.

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Marguerite Donnadieu (April 4 1914 – March 3 1996), better known as Marguerite Duras, was a French writer and film director.

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Alternative Names: Marguerite Donnadieu • Marguerite Germaine Marie Donnadieu

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I see journalists as the manual workers, the laborers of the word. Journalism can only be literature when it is passionate. - Marguerite Duras

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