Claire de Duras
Claire de Duras | |
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Portrait, c. 1840 | |
| Born | 23 March 1777 Brest, Brittany, Kingdom of France |
| Died | 16 January 1828 (aged 50) Nice, Kingdom of France |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Notable works | Ourika, Edouard and Olivier |
Claire, Duchess of Duras (pronounced "Dura", née de Kersaint; 23 March 1777 – 16 January 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.