- Her favorite collaborator was Delphine Seyrig, whom she called "the greatest actress in France and possibly in the entire world".
- Won the Prix Goncourt (France's most distinguished literary prize) for "L'Amant" in 1984.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 290-294. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988.
- She was greatly admired by Joseph Losey, who three times attempted without success to set up a film based on her work. All three projects were eventually filmed, however - "The Sailor From Gibraltar" by Tony Richardson; "10.30 p.m. Summer" by Jules Dassin; and "Detruire, Dit-Elle" by Duras herself.
- Her favorite filmmaker is Robert Bresson.
- She was an avid reader of Tintin books.
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