Philippines by Cixous
Philippines is Helene Cixous's reverie or 'truedreaming' which intertwines Freud's uneasy views on telepathy,autobiographical memories conflating Algeria and Paris, childhoodand adult life, shared with her brother 'Pete', and literaryevocations from Proust and George du Maurier's forgotten novelPeter Ibbetson.
The Guardian
"The cross-cultural connections multiply and the image of the almond is sent back to us from everywhere, as though by telepathy. Cixous's vision snaps into focus: the almond is her sensory acrostic for the Proustian madeleine. Its 'telepathic' attraction for its lost other half, if we can tune into it, has the power to body forth the world."
Times Literary Supplement
"A fascinating text, whose highly personal exploration of the author's passion for certain books opens onto a
consideration of the relationship between reading and childhood in general."
Mairéad Hanrahan, University College London
"Read this enchanted book before it is too late to learn that childhood is indispensable for true reading, that the truth arrives too late, and that through the prison bars of ‘too late' lies the path - the telepathic path - to happiness. Each step counts."
Sarah Wood, University of Kent
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780745648163 |
| ISBN 10 | 0745648169 |
| Title | Philippines |
| Author | Cixous |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-12-17 |
| Number of pages | 244 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |