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"H. C. for Life, That is to Say..." is Derrida's literary critical recollection of his lifelong friendship with Helene Cixous. The main figure that informs Derrida's reading here is that of "taking sides." While Helene Cixous in her life and work takes the side of life, "for life," Derrida admits always feeling drawn to the side of death. Rather than being an obvious choice, taking the side of life is an act of faith, by wagering one's life on life. "H. C. for Life" sets up and explores this interminable "argument" between Derrida and Cixous as to what death has in store deep within life itself, before the end. In addition to being a memoir, it is also a theoretical confrontation - for example about the meaning of "might" and "omnipotence," and a philosophical and philological analysis of the crypts within the vast oeuvre of Helene Cixous. Finally, the book is Derrida's tribute to the thought of the woman whom he regards as one of the great French poets, writers, and thinkers of our time.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: H. C. for Life, That Is to Say...
• Author: Jacques Derrida
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200
• EAN: 9780804754026
• ISBN: 0804754020
• ID: 04718107
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Weight: 240 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 24. May 2006

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