Hélène Cixous

Professor of Writing and Philosophy at The European Graduate School / EGS.

Hélène Cixous

Biography

Hélène Cixous (b. 1937) is a writer and philosopher. Transgressing the limits of academic language by and with poetic language, she is widely lauded for both her experimental writing style and her experimental practice, which traverses many discourses. An influential theorist, as well as a novelist, playwright, and poet, Cixous is also noted for her role in initiating and developing new models of education. Much of her prominence developed around écriture feminine, a method and practice that addresses Cixous’s ongoing concern with the effects of difference, exclusion, the struggle for identity, and the overcoming of Western logocentrism. These ideas were prominently exposed in her widely influential essay Le rire de la Méduse from 1975 (The Laugh of the Medusa). This work is considered a key text within her concept ofécriture feminine, and informs her advocacy for the freeing of writing, and the freeing of the self through writing.

Born in Oran, Algeria, Cixous’s father was a French-colonialist who died while she was young; her mother was Austro-German and German was Cixous’s first language. Her father, and therewith many members of her family, were Jewish, and the atrocities of World War II had an early influence on Cixous. From an early age she studied literature in many languages, reading authors Franz Kafka, Marina Tsvetaeva, and Clarice Lispector, among others. She went to school in France, studying English literature, primarily Shakespeare, mythology, and the German romantics, in particular, Heinrich von Kleist. In 1959, Cixous passed her agrégation in English, and in 1962 became assistante at the Université de Bordeaux. Moving to Paris in 1965, she then became maître assistante at the Sorbonne, and was appointed maître de conférences at Nanterre in 1967. That same year, Cixous published her first text, Le Prénom de Dieu (God’s First Name) and a year later, in 1968, she earned her Doctorat ès letters with her thesis L’Exil de James Joyce ou l’ art du remplacement (translated as The Exile of James Joyce, or the Art of Displacement, 1972), which she published in 1969. Shortly after the student riots of 1968, she was appointed chargé de mission to found the experimental Université de Paris VIII at Vincennes. Paris VIII was designed as a place of learning incorporating an alternative structure to the usual hierarchies of institutional education, and was formed in response to the critique of the traditional French academic environment. The university gained a strong reputation, especially for its distinguished faculty including such thinkers as Gérard Genette, Michel Foucault, Tzvetan Todorov, Félix Guattari, and Gilles Deleuze. In 1969, Hélène Cixous, along with Todorov and Genette, founded Poétique, a review for experiments in reading and text. In 1974, while still at Paris VIII, she founded the Centre de Recherches en Etudes Féminines, where she still remains as chair. The Centre was the first of its kind in Europe.

The years between 1968 and 1972 were a dynamic and exciting period for French intellectuals working in the aftermath of May 1968. During these years Hélène Cixous published her first fictional texts: Dedans (1969), for which she was awarded the Prix Médicis, and the trilogy, Le Troisième Corps, Les Commencements, and Neutre (The Third BodyBeginnings, and Neuter, 1970-72).

In 1974, Hélène Cixous published Prénoms de personne (Nobody’s Name), a collection of essays on Sigmund Freud, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Heinrich von Kleist, Edgar Allan Poe, and James Joyce. In these texts, she explores the associations between the unified or phallic subject, narcissism, and death. She reveals how the dialectical structure in writing, specifically in these authors, traps women in a limited exchange or economy, dominated by a desire for death. Inspired by the work of Georges Bataille, she offers a general economy of the gift, related to expenditure and loss. Exchange is a dominant theme in her writing, and she questions its relationship to alterity: if the subject only exists in a differential relationship with others, then to think through new modes of exchange is a method toward social change. Within this thinking is Cixous’s notion that there must be linguistic change in order to effect social change and thus investigates the effects of exchange on language and writing.

Hélène Cixous published Angst in 1977, which was followed by a concentrated period on feminist study and work. She published almost exclusively with the publishing house Des Femmes and made the association of Antoinette Fouque, who was the founder of Politique et Psychoanalyse, or ‘Psych et po’, an influential political group for the women’s movement. Her writings of this time suggest the idea that new descriptive terms, without reference to sexual difference, would eventually replace the attributes of masculine and feminine. She also became influenced by Martin Heidegger’s work on poetry and language, as evidenced in her works Préparatifs de noces au-dela de l’abîme (Wedding Preparations Beyond the Abyss, 1978), Anankè(1979), Illa (1980), With ou l’art de l’innocence (With or the Art of Innocence, 1981), and Limonade tout était si infini (Lemonade All Was So Infinite, 1982), in which she works through ideas of knowledge, innocence and law, and meditates on the sublime.

In the early 1980s, her relationship with Des Femmes became increasingly strained, and she broke with Antoinette Fouque. One could suggest as well a marked change in her work at this time, in particular with the 1983 text Le Livre de Promethea (The Book of Promethea or Promethea’s Book, 1990). It is considered a feminine rewriting of the Promethean myth and was influenced by her meeting with Ariane Mnouchkine, the director of the experimental Théâtre du Soleil. Mnouchkine and her theatre mixed Elizabethan theatre with Far Eastern techniques and was known for experimental productions of William Shakespeare. Cixous’s collaboration with Mnouchkine marked a shift toward historical and political writing, or with what Hélène Cixous calls the “scene of history.”

Works

Books

Abstracts et brèves chroniques du temps : Tome 2, Corollaires d’un voeu, Cixous, Hélène. Abstracts et brèves chroniques du temps : Tome 2, Corollaires d’un voeu. Illustrations by Adel Abdessemed. Galilée, 2015. ISBN: 2718609281

Le détrônement de la mort : Journal du chapitre Los, Cixous, Hélène. Le détrônement de la mort : Journal du chapitre Los. Galilée, 2014. ISBN: 2718609001

Homère est morte, Cixous, Hélène. Homère est morte. Galilée, 2014. ISBN: 2718609095

Insurrection de la poussière : Suivi de Correspondance, Cixous, Hélène. Insurrection de la poussière : Suivi de Correspondance. Illustrations by Adel Abdessemed. Galilée, 2014. ISBN: 2718609133

“Ayaï” Le cri de la littérature, Cixous, Hélène. “Ayaï” Le cri de la littérature. Illustrations by Adel Abdessemed. Galilée, 2013. ISBN: 271860896X

Alechinsky : A contre-vent, Cixous, Hélène, and Pierre Alechinsky. Alechinsky : A contre-vent. Galerie Lelong, 2012. ISBN: 2868821049

Luc Tuymans : Relevé de la Mort. Coffret 2 volumes, Cixous, Hélène. Luc Tuymans : Relevé de la Mort. Coffret 2 volumes. Editions de La Différence, 2012. ISBN: 2729119965

Revirements : Dans ‘lAntarctique du coeur, Cixous, Hélène. Revirements : Dans ‘lAntarctique du coeur. Galilée, 2011. ISBN: 271860848X

Hélène Cixous – criore rêver – Texte inédit : Volées d’humanité, Cixous, Hélène, Bruno Clement, and Marta Segarra. Hélène Cixous – criore rêver – Texte inédit : Volées d’humanité. Campagne Premire, 2010. ISBN: 2915789630

Peinetures : Ecrits sur l’art, Cixous, Hélène. Peinetures : Ecrits sur l’art. Editions Hermann, 2010. ISBN: 2705670610

Philippines : Prédelles, Cixous, Hélène. Philippines : Prédelles. Galilée, 2009. ISBN: 2718607866

Philippines, Cixous, Hélène. Philippines. Polity, 2011. ISBN: 0745648169

Eve s’evade : La Ruine et la Vie, Cixous, Hélène. Eve s’evade : La Ruine et la Vie. Galilée, 2009. ISBN: 2718607998

Ciguë : Vieilies femmes en fleurs, Cixous, Hélène, and Pierre Alechinsky. Ciguë : Vieilies femmes en fleurs. Galilée, 2008. ISBN: 2718607734

Nancy Spero, Cixous, Hélène, Mignon Nixon, and Benjamin Buchloh. Nancy Spero. Museu D’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, 2008. ISBN: 848977160X

Portrait de Dora – La Prise de l’école de Madhubaï, Cixous, Hélène. Théâtre : Portrait de Dora – La Prise de l’école de Madhubaï. Editions des Femmes. 2007. ISBN: 272100297X

Hyperrêve, Cixous, Hélène. Hyperrêve. Editions Galilée, 2006. ISBN: 2718607165

Hyperdream, Cixous, Hélène. Hyperdream. Translated by Beverly Brahic. Polity, 2009. ISBN: 0745643000

Hypertraum, Cixous, Hélène. Hypertraum. Translated by Esther von der Osten. Edited by Peter Engelmann. Passagen, 2013. ISBN: 3709200121

Insister: À Jacques Derrida, Cixous, Hélène. Insister: À Jacques Derrida. Editions Galilée, 2006. ISBN: 2718607017

The Insister of Jacques Derrida, Cixous, Hélène. The Insister of Jacques Derrida. Translated by Peggy Kamuf. Edinburgh University Press, 2007. ISBN: 0748627928

Insister: An Jacques Derrida, Cixous, Hélène. Insister: An Jacques Derrida. Translated by Esther von der Osten. Edited by Peter Engelmann. Passagen, 2014. ISBN: 3709201098

Ex-Cities, Cixous, Hélène. Ex-Cities. Slought Books, 2006. ISBN: 0971484880

Roni Horn: Rings of Lispector, Cixous, Hélène and Roni Horn. Roni Horn: Rings of Lispector. Steidl, 2006. ISBN: 3865211496

Dream I Tell You, Cixous, Hélène. Dream I Tell You. Translated by Beverley BieBrahic. Columbia University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0231138822

The Day I Wasn’t There, Cixous, Hélène. The Day I Wasn’t There. Translated by Beverley Bie Brahic. Northwestern University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0810123649

Vera’s Room: The Art of Maria Chevska, Cixous, Hélène. Vera’s Room: The Art of Maria Chevska. Black Dog, 2005. ISBN: 1904772293

Portrait of Jacques Derrida as a Young Jewish Saint, Cixous, Hélène. Portrait of Jacques Derrida as a Young Jewish Saint. Translated by Beverley Bie Brahic. Columbia University Press. 2005. ISBN: 0231128258

Rencontre terrestre, Cixous, Hélène, and Frédéric-Yves Jeannet. Rencontre terrestre. Editions Galilée, 2005. ISBN: 2718606673

Le tablier de Simon Hantaï suivi de H.C. S.H. Lettres, Cixous, Hélène. Le tablier de Simon Hantaï suivi de H.C. S.H. Lettres. Editions Galilée, 2005. ISBN: 2718606568

L’Amour Même dans la Boîte aux Lettres, Cixous, Hélène. L’Amour Même dans la Boîte aux Lettres. Editions Galilée, 2005. ISBN: 2718606916

Love Itself: In the Letter Box, Cixous, Hélène. Love Itself: In the Letter Box. Translated by Peggy Kamuf and Marion Frances Chevalier. Polity, 2008. ISBN: 0745639895

Tours Promises, Cixous, Hélène. Tours Promises. Editions Galilée, 2004. ISBN: 2718606533

Neutre, Cixous, Hélène. Neutre. Translated by Lorene M. Birden. Bucknell University Press, 2004. ISBN: 0838755909

The Writing Notebooks of Hélène Cixous, Cixous, Hélène. The Writing Notebooks of Hélène Cixous. Translated and Edited by Susan Sellers. Continuum, 2004. ISBN: 0826493033

Hélène Cixous: Rootprints, Memory and Life Writing, Cixous, Hélène, and Mireille Calle-Gruber. Hélène Cixous: Rootprints, Memory and Life Writing. Translated by Eric Prenowitz. Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 0415155428

L’Amour du Loup et Autres Remords, Cixous, Hélène. L’Amour du Loup et Autres Remords. Editions Galilée, 2003. ISBN: 2718606177

Rêve, Je te Dis, Cixous, Hélène. Rêve, Je te Dis. Editions Galilée, 2003. ISBN: 2718606231

The Selected Plays of Hélène Cixous, Cixous, Hélène. The Selected Plays of Hélène Cixous. Translated by Judith G. Miller and Brian J. Mallet. Edited by Eric Penowitz. Routledge, 2003. ISBN: 0415236681

Veils, Cixous, Hélène, and Jacques Derrida. Veils. Translated by Geoffrey Bennington. Stanford University Press, 2002. ISBN: 0804737940

Manhattan: Lettres de la Préhistoire, Cixous, Hélène. Manhattan: Lettres de la Préhistoire. Galilée, 2002. ISBN: 2718605901

Manhattan: Schreiben aus der Vorgeschichte, Cixous, Hélène. Manhattan: Schreiben aus der Vorgeschichte. Translated by Claudia Simma. Edited by Peter Engelmann. Passagen, 2010. ISBN: 3851659260

Manhattan: Letters From Prehistory, Cixous, Hélène. Manhattan: Letters From Prehistory. Translated by Beverly Brahic. Fordham University Press, 2007. ISBN: 0823227766

Rouen, la Trentième Nuit de Mai ’31, Cixous, Hélène. Rouen, la Trentième Nuit de Mai ’31. Galilée, 2002. ISBN: 2718605596

Le Voyage en Palestine de la Délégation du Parlement International: des Ecrivains en Réponse ö un Appel de Mahmoud Darwish, Cixous, Hélène. Le Voyage en Palestine de la Délégation du Parlement International: des Ecrivains en Réponse ö un Appel de Mahmoud Darwish. Climats, 2002. ISBN: 2841582132

Benjamin à Montaigne, Cixous, Hélène. Benjamin à Montaigne. Galilée, 2001. ISBN: 271860560X

Benjamin nach Montaigne: Was man nicht sagen darf, Cixous, Hélène. Benjamin nach Montaigne: Was man nicht sagen darf. Translated by Helmut Müller-Sievers. Edited by Peter Engelmann. Passagen, 2008.3851658442

Portrait de Jacques Derrida en Jeune Saint Juif, Cixous, Hélène. Portrait de Jacques Derrida en Jeune Saint Juif. Galilée, 2001. ISBN: 2718605561

L’Histoire terrible mais inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, roi du Cambodge, Cixous, Hélène. L’Histoire Terrible mais Inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, Roi du Cambodge. Theatrales, 2000. ISBN: 2905012021

Le Jour où je n’étais pas là, Cixous, Hélène. Le Jour où je n’étais pas là. Galilée, 2000. ISBN: 271860543X

Der Tag, an dem ich nicht da war, Cixous, Hélène. Der Tag, an dem ich nicht da war. Translated by Esther von der Osten and Elisabeth Güde. Edited by Peter Engelmann. Passagen, 2009. ISBN: 3851658787

Les Rêveries de la Femme Sauvage: Scènes Primitives, Cixous, Hélène. Les Rêveries de la Femme Sauvage: Scènes Primitives. Galilée, 2000. ISBN: 2718605375

Reveries of the Wild Woman: Primal Scenes, Cixous, Hélène. Reveries of the Wild Woman: Primal Scenes. Translated by Beverley Brahic. Northwestern University Press, 2006. ISBN: 0810123630.

Tambours sur la digue, Cixous, Hélène. Tambours sur la digue. Theatrales, 1999. ISBN: 2905012110

The Third Body, Cixous, Hélène. The Third Body. Translated by Keith Cohen. Hydra Books/Northwestern University Press, 1999. ISBN: 0810116871

Osnabrück, Cixous, Hélène. Osnabrück. Editions des Femmes, 1999. ISBN: 2721004778

Un Vrai Jardin, Cixous, Hélène. Un Vrai Jardin. Editions des Femmes, 1998. ISBN: 2721004735

Voiles, Cixous, Hélène, and Jacques Derrida. Voiles. Galilée, 1998. ISBN: 2718605049

First Days of the Year, Cixous, Hélène. First Days of the Year. Translated by Catherine A.F. MacGillivray. University of Minnesota Press, 1998. ISBN: 0816621179

Stigmata: Escaping Texts, Cixous, Hélène. Stigmata: Escaping Texts. Routledge, 1998. ISBN: 0415179785

La Ville Parjure ou le Réveil des Érinyes, Cixous, Hélène. La Ville Parjure ou le Réveil des Érinyes. Librairie Theatrale, 1997. ISBN: 2905012102

OR: Les Lettres de mon Père, Cixous, Hélène. OR: Les Lettres de mon Père. Des Femmes, 1997. ISBN: 2721004662

Messie, Cixous, Hélène. Messie. Editions des Femmes, 1996. ISBN: 2721004646

La Fiancée Juive de la Tentation, Cixous, Hélène. La Fiancée Juive de la Tentation. Des Femmes, 1995. ISBN: 2721004581

Eschyle, l’Orestie, les Euménides, Cixous, Hélène. Eschyle, l’Orestie, les Euménides. Théâtre du Soleil, 1995. ISBN: 2905012080

La Ville Parjure ou le Réveil des Érinyes, Cixous, Hélène. La Ville Parjure ou le Réveil des Érinyes. Théâtre du Soleil, 1994.

Manna: for the Mandelstams for the Mandelas, Cixous, Hélène. Manna: for the Mandelstams for the Mandelas. Translated by Catherine A.F. MacGillivray. University of Minnesota Press, 1994. ISBN: 0816621144

Photos de Racines, Cixous, Hélène, and Mireille Calle-Gruber. Photos de Racines. Des Femmes, 1994. ISBN: 2721004549

The Hélène Cixous Reader, Cixous, Hélène. The Hélène Cixous Reader. Translated and Edited by Susan Sellers. Routledge, 1994. ISBN: 0415049296

L’Histoire, Cixous, Hélène. L’Histoire. Editions des Femmes, 1994. ISBN: 2721004506

The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia, Cixous, Hélène. The Terrible but Unfinished Story of Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia. Translated and Introduction by Juliet Flower MacCannell, Judith Pike, and Lollie Groth. University of Nebraska Press, 1994. ISBN: 0803263619

Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing , Cixous, Hélène. Three Steps on the Ladder of Writing. Translated by Sarah Cornell and Susan Sellers. Columbia University Press, 1993. ISBN: 0231076584

Beethoven à Jamais, ou l’Existence de Dieu, Cixous, Hélène. Beethoven à Jamais, ou l’Existence de Dieu. Des Femmes, 1993. ISBN: 2721004468

Déluge, Cixous, Hélène. Déluge. Des Femmes, 1992. ISBN: 272100431X

Readings: the Poetics of Blanchot, Joyce, Kafka, Kleist, Linspector, and Tsvetayeva,Cixous, Hélène. Readings: the Poetics of Blanchot, Joyce, Kafka, Kleist, Linspector, and Tsvetayeva. Translated by Verena Andermatt Conley. Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1992. ISBN: 0745011500

On ne part pas, on ne revient pas, Cixous, Hélène. On ne part pas, on ne revient pas. Editions des Femmes, 1991. ISBN: 2721004212

The Book of Promethea, Cixous, Hélène. The Book of Promethea. Translated by Betsy Wing. University of Nebraska Press, 1991. ISBN: 0803263430

L’Ange au Secret, Cixous, Hélène. L’Ange au Secret. Des Femmes, 1991. ISBN: 2721004123

Coming to Writing and Other Essays, Cixous, Hélène. Coming to Writing and Other Essays. Translated by Sarah Cornell. Edited by Deborah Jenson. Introduction by Susan Rubin. Harvard University Press, 1991. ISBN: 0674144376

Jours de l’An, Cixous, Hélène. Jours de l’An. Des Femmes, 1990. ISBN: 2721003941.

Reading With Clarice Lispector, Cixous, Hélène. Reading With Clarice Lispector. Translated by Varena Andermatt. University Of Minnesota Press, 1990. ISBN: 0816618291

L’Heure de Clarice Lispector: Précédé de Vivre l’Orange, Cixous, Hélène. L’Heure de Clarice Lispector: Précédé de Vivre l’Orange. Des Femmes Editions. 1989. ISBN: 2721003860

Manne, Cixous, Hélène. Manne. Editions des Femmes, 1988. ISBN: 2721003690

L’Indiade, ou l’Inde de leurs Rêves, Cixous, Hélène. L’Indiade, ou l’Inde de leurs Rêves. Théâtre du Soleil, 1987. ASIN: B003BPD2EC

Inside, Cixous, Hélène. Inside. Translated and Edited by Carol Barko. Schocken Books. 1986. ISBN: 0805240195

The Newly Born Woman, Cixous, Hélène, and Catherine Clément. The Newly Born Woman. Translated by Betsy Wing. Introduction by Sandra M. Gilbert. University of Minnesota Press, 1986. ISBN: 0816614660

Théâtre, Cixous, Hélène. Théâtre. Des Femmes, 1986. ISBN: 272100056X

La Bataille d’Arcachon, Cixous, Hélène. La Bataille d’Arcachon. Trois, 1986. ISBN: 298005352X

Entre l’Ecriture, Cixous, Hélène. Entre l’Ecriture. Editions des Femmes, 1986. ISBN: 0050550012

Théâtre, Cixous, Hélène. Théâtre. Des Femmes, 1986. ISBN: 272100056X

Angst, Cixous, Hélène. Angst. Translated by Jo Levy. Riverrun Press, 1985. ISBN: 0714539058

L’Histoire Terrible mais Inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, Roi du Cambodge, Cixous, Hélène. L’Histoire Rerrible mais Inachevée de Norodom Sihanouk, Roi du Cambodge. 1985.

Celui Qui ne Parle pas, Cixous, Hélène. Celui qui ne parle pas. Theatre Tsai/T.E.P., 1984.

La Prise de l’Ecole de Madhubaï, Cixous, Hélène. La Prise de l’Ecole de Madhubaï. L’Avant-scène, 1984.

Le Livre de Promethea, Cixous, Hélène. Le Livre de Promethea. Gallimard, 1983. ISBN: 2070700100

Limonade tout était si Infini, Cixous, Hélène. Limonade tout était si Infini. Editions des Femmes, 1982. ISBN: 2721002309

With, ou L’art de l’innocence, Cixous, Hélène. With, ou L’art de l’innocence. Des Femmes, 1981. ISBN: 2721002139

Illa, Cixous, Hélène. Illa. Editions des Femmes, 1980. ISBN: 2721001809

Ananké, Cixous, Hélène. Ananké. Editions des Femmes, 1979. ISBN: 2721001574

Vivre l’Orange, Cixous, Hélène. Vivre l’Orange. Des Femmes, 1979. ISBN: 2721001582

Préparatifs de Noces au-delà de l’Abîme, Cixous, Hélène. Préparatifs de Noces au-delà de l’Abîme. Editions des Femmes, 1978. ISBN: 2721001175

Le Nom d’Oedipe: Chant du corps interdit, Cixous, Hélène. Le Nom d’Oedipe: Chant du corps interdit. Music by André Boucourechliev. Des Femmes, 1978. ISBN: 2721001280

La Venue à l’Ecriture, Cixous, Hélène, Madeleine Gagnon, and Annie Leclerc. La Venue à l’Ecriture. Union générale d’éditions, 1977. ISBN: 2264001488

Angst, Cixous, Hélène. Angst. Des Femmes, 1977. ISBN: 2721000802

The Exile of James Joyce, Cixous, Hélène. The Exile of James Joyce. Translated by Sally A. J. Purcell. John Calder Publishers, 1976. ISBN: 0714535079

Partie, Cixous, Hélène. Partie. Editions des Femmes, 1976. ISBN: 2721000519

La, Cixous, Hélène. La. Gallimard, 1976.

Portrait de Dora, Cixous, Hélène. Portrait de Dora. Des Femmes, 1976. ISBN: 2905012072

Souffles, Cixous, Hélène. Souffles. Editions des Femmes, 1975. ISBN: 2721000292

Un K. Incompréhensible: Pierre Goldman, Cixous, Hélène. Un K. Incompréhensible: Pierre Goldman. C. Bourgois, 1975. ASIN: B0000E7Z64

La Jeune Née, Cixous, Hélène, and Catherine Clément. La Jeune Née. Union Générale d’Editions, 1975. ISBN: 2264009632

Révolutions pour plus d’un Faust, Cixous, Hélène. Révolutions pour plus d’un Faust. Seuil, 1975. ISBN: 2020012537

Prénoms de Personne, Cixous, Hélène. Prénoms de Personne. Seuil, 1974. ASIN: B0000E7PYI

Portrait du Soleil, Cixous, Hélène. Portrait du Soleil. Denoël, 1973. ISBN: 2721004786

Tombe, Cixous, Hélène. Tombe. Seuil, 1973. ISBN: 2020012030

Tomb(e), Cixous, Hélène. Tomb(e). Translated by Laurent Milesi. Seagull Books, 2014. ISBN: 0857420259

Neutre, Cixous, Hélène. Neutre. Grasset, 1972. ASIN: B0000DQXTZ

La Pupille, Cixous, Hélène. La Pupille. Cahiers Renaud-Barrault/Gallimard, 1971.

Un Vrai Jardin, Cixous, Hélène. Un Vrai Jardin. L’Herne, 1971.

Le Troisème Corps, Cixous, Hélène. Le Troisème Corps. Grasset, 1970.

Les Commencements, Cixous, Hélène. Les Commencements. Grasset, 1970.

Dedans, Cixous, Hélène. Dedans. Grasset, 1969. ASIN: B0014XQ11Y

L’Exil de James Joyce ou l’Art du remplacement, Cixous, Hélène. “L’Exil de James Joyce ou l’Art du remplacement.” PhD diss., Sorbonne. Grasset, 1969. ISBN: 224611201X

Le Prénom de Dieu, Cixous, Hélène. Le Prénom de Dieu. Grasset, 1967. ASIN: B0014XM1P4

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