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This book combines loosely "autobiographical" texts by two of the most influential French intellectuals of our time. "Savoir," by Helene Cixous is an account of her experience of recovered sight after a lifetime of severe myopia; Jacques Derrida's "A Silkworm of One's Own" muses on a host of motifs, including his varied responses to "Savoir."

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“This book is a significant event in contemporary French letters. Although Cixous and Derrida have often signaled publicly their solidarity with each other, this book conjoins their writing at an altogether new level of intensity. It is a stunningly original and moving work.”—Peggy Kamuf, University of Southern California
“...a pleasure to read, showcasing the creative friendship of two of the world’s most influential writers and thinkers.”—Philosophy in Review

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Savoir Helene Cixous; A Silkworm of One's Own Jacques Derrida; Notes.

Voiles Cultural Memory in the Present

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    A Paperback / softback by Hélène Cixous, Jacques Derrida

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: 01/08/2002
      ISBN13: 9780804737951, 978-0804737951
      ISBN10: 0804737959
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book combines loosely "autobiographical" texts by two of the most influential French intellectuals of our time. "Savoir," by Helene Cixous is an account of her experience of recovered sight after a lifetime of severe myopia; Jacques Derrida's "A Silkworm of One's Own" muses on a host of motifs, including his varied responses to "Savoir."

      Trade Review
      “This book is a significant event in contemporary French letters. Although Cixous and Derrida have often signaled publicly their solidarity with each other, this book conjoins their writing at an altogether new level of intensity. It is a stunningly original and moving work.”—Peggy Kamuf, University of Southern California
      “...a pleasure to read, showcasing the creative friendship of two of the world’s most influential writers and thinkers.”—Philosophy in Review

      Table of Contents
      Savoir Helene Cixous; A Silkworm of One's Own Jacques Derrida; Notes.

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