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'In 196869 I wanted to die, that is to say, stop living, being killed, but it was blocked on all sides,' wrote Hlne 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's life and spirit and a secret book, the first book she ever authored. Originally written in 1970, Tomb(e) 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 books, it sparks them off, makes them run, it is their Messiah'.
Masterfully translated by Laurent Milesi, Tomb(e) preserves the sonic complexities and intricate wordplay at the core of Cixous's writing, and reveals the struggles, ideas, and intents at the centre of her work. With a new prologue by the author, this is a necessary document in the development of Cixous's aesthetic as a writer and theorist, and will be eagerly welcomed by readers as a crucial building block in the foundation of her later work. Illustrations, unspecified
About the Author
Hlne Cixous was born in Oran, Algeria, and is emeritus professor of literature at the Universit Paris VIII, where she founded and directed the Centre de recherches en tudes fminines. She is the author of more than 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 Philippines.
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- Contributor: Hlne Cixous
- Imprint: Seagull Books London Ltd
- ISBN13: 9780857427540
- Number of Pages: 260
- Packaged Dimensions: 127x203mm
- Packaged Weight: 255
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Seagull Books London Ltd
- Release Date: 2020-03-17
- Series: The French List
- Binding: Paperback / softback
- Biography: Hlne Cixous was born in Oran, Algeria, and is emeritus professor of literature at the Universit Paris VIII, where she founded and directed the Centre de recherches en tudes fminines. She is the author of more than 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 Philippines.
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