Aesthetics, Values and Autobiography in the Works of Willa Cather and Marguerite Duras

This comparative critical study of Willa Cather and Marguerite Duras reveals the blurring of fiction and autobiography in their works, focusing on their concerns for women, children and the socially marginalized. The study highlights issues of power and authority relevant to the study of feminism and women's writing during and after the world wars.