Hélène Cixous Rootprints

<p>Helene Cixous is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant and innovative contemporary thinkers. Published here in English for the first time <em>Helene Cixous Rootprints</em> is an ideal introduction to Cixous's theory and her fiction tracing her development as a writer and intellectual whose remarkable prespicacity and electrifying poetic force are known world-wide.<br>Unprecedented in its form and content this collection breaks new ground in the theory and practice of auto/biography. Cixous's creative reflections on the past provide occasion for scintillating forays into the future.<br>The text includes:<br>* an extended interview between Cixous and Calle-Gruber exploring Cixous's creative and intellectual processes<br>* a revealing collection of photographs taken from Cixous's family album set against a poetic reflection by the author <br>* selections from Cixous's private notebooks<br>* a contribution by Jacques Derrida<br>* original 'thing-pieces' by Calle-Gruber.</p>