Marguerite Duras (1914–1996) is the internationally known author of the Prix Goncourt–winning novel The Lover, as well as The War, The North China Lover, Moderato Cantabile, and the screenplays of Hiroshima mon amour, India Song, and other works. The New Press has published translations of her books The North China Lover, The War, Wartime Writings, and The Impudent Ones.