Claire de Duras
Claire, Duchess of Duras (née de Kersaint; 1777–1828) was a French writer best known for her 1823 novel called Ourika, which examines issues of racial and sexual equality, and which inspired the 1969 John Fowles novel The French Lieutenant's Woman.
Claire de Duras | |
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| Born | 23 March 1777 Brest, Brittany, France |
| Died | 16 January 1828 (aged 50) Nice, France |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable works | Ourika, Edouard and Olivier |
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