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> Part 1 We Are Already in the Jaws of the Book; Chapter 1 Inter Views; Part 2 Appendices; Chapter 2 Excerpt 1: Jacques Derrida, ‘Fourmis’, Lectures de la Différence Sexuelle; Chapter 3 Excerpt 2: Hélène Cixous, ‘Quelle heure est-il?’ Le Passage des frontières.; Part 3 Portrait of the writing, Mireille Calle-Gruber; Chapter 4 Portrait of writing Writing-thinking; Chapter 5 Cixous GenreOutlaw; Chapter 6; Part 4 Albums and legends; Chapter 7 Hélène Cixous:Part 5 Chronicle, Mireille Calle-GruberPart 6 Hélène Cixous, Bibliography, M. Sandré, E. PrenowitzPart 7 Aftermaths, Eric Prenowitz;