Description:
The luminous tale of a young French scholar who travels to the United States to consult the manuscripts of beloved authors
Brief description: Hélène Cixous is the founder of the first Women's Studies program in France, at the University of Paris VIII. Since 1967, she has published more than fifty "fictions," as well as numerous works of criticism on literature and many essays on the visual arts. She has long been a collaborator with Ariane Mnouchkine at the Théâtre du Soleil, and a number of her plays have been published. Her many books include Osnabrück Station to Jerusalem, "Coming to Writing" and Other Essays, and The Portable Cixous.
Review Quotes: "A luminous book. A poignant literary work."-- "Alessia Ricciardi, Northwestern University"