{"product_id":"cixous-helene-the-book-opb","title":"Cixous, Hélène: The Book of Promethea","description":"\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Nebraska Press, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTranslated by Betsy Wing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: February 1, 1999\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn writing \u003ci\u003eLe Livre de Promethea\u003c\/i\u003e Hélène Cixous set for herself the task of bridging the immeasurable distance between love and language. She describes a love between two women in its totality, experienced as both a physical presence and a sense of infinity. The result is a stunning example of Pecriture feminine that won kudos when published in France in 1983. Its translation into English by Betsy Wing will extend the influence of a writer already famous for her novels and contributions to feminist theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her introduction Betsy Wing notes the contemporary emphasis on \"fictions of presence.\" Cixous, in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Promethea\u003c\/i\u003e, works to \"repair the separation between fiction and presence, trying to chronicle a very-present love without destroying it in the writing.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45248149946391,"sku":"9780803263437","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/91IHPYTfNNL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782602776","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/cixous-helene-the-book-opb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}