Hélène Cixous, Rootprints

Hélène Cixous, Rootprints by Mireille Calle-Gruber. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780415155427.

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