From Library Journal
Arguably one of France's most noted and controversial feminist thinkers and writers, Cixous remains uncomfortable with the "feminist" label. This series of meditations on authorship?written in the style of poetic fiction with no defined linear plot and published in French in 1986 as Jours de l'An?challenges readers' thinking by deconstructing traditional perceptions of identity, subjectivity, and language. Cixous explores a different relation to language by re-creating and redefining the notions of author, self, and others and by reflecting on the concepts of identity, death, and writing. She also exposes the writing process?the hesitations, doubts, and tensions within the author. Recommended for comprehensive literary and women's studies collections?Ali Houissa, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
