The Impudent Ones Archive The Foreboding Landscape in The Impudent Ones Author: Sarah Appleton Pine | Mar052023 Categories: Critical Essays No comments In her debut novel, Marguerite Duras builds a visceral sense of foreboding through the beautiful and unnerving landscapes in the life of protagonist Maud Grant, who is both captivated by the land around her, and often swiftly shut off from it.