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Hélène Cixous, Rootprints: Memory and Life Writing

by Helene Cixous · 1994

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Published in this volume in English, this autobiography traces Helene Cixous's development as a writer and intellectual and serves also as an introduction to her theory and fiction. It includes an extended interview between Cixous and Calle-Gruber and a revealing collection of photographs taken from Cixous's family album.

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philosophyphilosophyMore like thisLess of this
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feminismfeminismMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
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medium · 254 pages
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