Stigmata - Escaping Texts (Paperback, 2nd edition)

A "wilful extremist" according to the "London Times, " Helene Cixous is hailed as one of the most formidable writers and thinkers of our time. From collaborating with acclaimed performance company Theatre du Soleil, to producing a weighty body of both fiction and non-fiction, Cixous is celebrated for her brilliant contributions to contemporary culture. Acclaimed by luminaries such as Jacques Derrida, her writing has nonetheless been misunderstood and misread, to a surprising extent. With the inclusion of "Stigmata," one of her greatest works into the "Routledge Classics "series, this is about to change.
Questions that have long concerned her - the self and the other, autobiographies of writing, sexual difference, literary theory, post-colonial theory, death and life - are explored here, woven into a stunning narrative. Displaying a remarkable virtuosity, the work of Cixous is heady stuff indeed: exciting, powerful, moving, and dangerous.