Description
Book SynopsisFollows the intertwined threads of Jewishness and non-Jewishness that play through the life and works of Jacques Derrida. This book merges the biography and textual commentary in a portrait of the man, his works, and being (or not being) Jewish.
Trade ReviewThe book will have a special status within Derrida studies... The most striking thing in Cixous's writing is the sense that something very confidential is being disclosed. -- Devorah Baum Jewish Quarterly Her commentary, helps to illuminate some of the gnarled, complex recesses of Derrida's thought and as such will go far in clarifying his often punishing difficult writing. -- Saul Austerlitz Forward Catches precisely the destabilizing effect of Derrida's practice. -- Josh Cohen Times Literary Supplement Portrait of Jacques Derrida is a rarity, a singular and powerful addition to Cixous' own important oeuvre. Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory For anyone who is looking for a way of understanding Derrida but is intimidated by his writings, this is a good place to start. -- Oliver Leaman Journal of Jewish Studies
Table of ContentsThe Mark of the Prince Namesakes-No! No's by the Bucketful Of the Kleins and the Grosses The Dream of Naivete Remain/The Child That I Am Point of Honor/Point Donor Circumfictions of a Circumcision Objector The Orchard and the Fishery Second Skin
