**MARGUERITE DURAS *is the author of many acclaimed novels and screenplays, including The Lover, The Ravishing of Lol Stein,and the film script for Hiroshima, Mon Amour . One of France's most important literary figures, Duras died in Paris in 1996. RACHEL KUSHNERis the author of Telex From Cuba (200...

**MARGUERITE DURAS *is the author of many acclaimed novels and screenplays, including The Lover, The Ravishing of Lol Stein,and the film script for Hiroshima, Mon Amour . One of France's most important literary figures, Duras died in Paris in 1996. RACHEL KUSHNERis the author of Telex From Cuba (2008) and The Flamethrowers (2013), both of which were finalists for the National Book Award. Prior to becoming a novelist, she was an editor at both Grand Street and BOMB *. She lives in Los Angeles.