Marguerite Duras Villa

"Marguerite Duras" Villa

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The Marguerite Duras Villa boasts an elegant configuration of a double room and a twin room, each with its private terrace and bathroom.

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It is composed of Art Deco furniture with delicate pattern upholstery.

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The walls feature painted wooden panels below and decorative lattice with scenes of trees and birds above. The French-inspired decorative tiles adorn the flooring, while a striking painting of the Mekong village, which inspired Marguerite Duras' "L'Amant," graces the prominent wall behind the sofa.

More about "Marguerite Duras"

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Marguerite Duras was born in Gia Định, Cochinchina, French Indochina (now Vietnam) to French parents who were both teachers at Gia Định High School.

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At the age of 17, Duras and her family moved to France, where she excelled in the baccalaureate exam, selecting Vietnamese as a foreign language due to her fluency in it.

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Duras returned to Saigon in 1932, and continued her studies at Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat, where she completed the second part of the baccalaureate, with a specialization in philosophy.

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As a prolific writer, Duras penned numerous works including novels, plays, films, essays, and short stories. Her best-selling book, L'Amant (1984), a fictionalized autobiography of her youthful romance with a Chinese-Vietnamese man, was translated into English as The Lover.