The Helene Cixous Reader

The Helene Cixous Reader is a collection of essays, fiction, and lectures by Helene Cixous. The essays span her entire oeuvre and demonstrate the development of one of the most creative and brilliant minds of the 20th century. The collection is arranged chronologically and with a foreword by Jacques Derrida, a preface by Cixous herself, and first-class editorial material by Susan Sellers, it is destined to become a key text of feminist writing.

This is the first truly representative collection of texts by Helene Cixous.

The substantial pieces range broadly across her entire oeuvre, and include essays, works of fiction, lectures and drama. Arranged helpfully in chronological order, the extracts span twenty yeats of intellectual thought and demonstrate clearly the development of one of the most creative and brilliant minds of the 20th century.With a foreword by Jacques Derrida, a preface by Cixous herself, and first-class editorial material by Susan Sellers, The Helene Cixous Reader is destined to become a key text of feminist writing.