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Tomb(e)
Helene Cixous
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Description for Tomb(e)
Hardback. Masterfully translated by Laurent Milesi, this book preserves the sonic complexities and intricate wordplay at the core of author's writing, and reveals the struggles, ideas, and intents at the center of her work. Translator(s): Milesi, Laurent. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 136 x 204 x 24. Weight in Grams: 390.
In 1968-69 I wanted to die, that is to say, stop living, being killed, but it was blocked on all sides," wrote Helene Cixous, esteemed French feminist, playwright, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist. Instead of suicide, she began to dream of writing a tomb for herself. This tomb became a work that is a testament to Cixous' life and spirit and a secret book, the first book she ever authored. Originally written in 1970, Tombe is a Homerian recasting of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis in the thickets of Central Park, a book Cixous provocatively calls the "all-powerful-other of all my ... Read more
In 1968-69 I wanted to die, that is to say, stop living, being killed, but it was blocked on all sides," wrote Helene Cixous, esteemed French feminist, playwright, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist. Instead of suicide, she began to dream of writing a tomb for herself. This tomb became a work that is a testament to Cixous' life and spirit and a secret book, the first book she ever authored. Originally written in 1970, Tombe is a Homerian recasting of Shakespeare's Venus and Adonis in the thickets of Central Park, a book Cixous provocatively calls the "all-powerful-other of all my ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
284
Condition
New
Series
The French List
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857420251
SKU
V9780857420251
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About Helene Cixous
Helene Cixous was born in Oran, Algeria, and is emeritus professor of literature at the Universite Paris VIII, where she founded and directed the Centre de recherches en etudes feminines. She is the author of over seventy works of fiction, plays, and collections of critical essays; recent titles in English translation include So Close, Zero's Neighbour: Sam Beckett, Hemlock, and ... Read more
Reviews for Tomb(e)
"Cixous, important as she is as a feminist theorist and activist, is equally important as an accurate emotional sounding board for women everywhere. As such, her articulation of powerful, if delicate, perceptions in lucid prose/poetry compels the attention of European and American readers.... The power of her prose is philosophically sound." (Choice) "Cixous is today, in my view, the greatest ... Read more