The Writing of the Disaster |
|
| Author:
| Blanchot, Maurice |
| Translator:
| Smock, Ann |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8032-6120-4 |
| Publication Date: | May 1995 |
| Publisher: | University of Nebraska Press
|
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $20.00 |
Book Description:
|
Reflects upon efforts to abide in disaster's infinite threat. First published in French in 1980, this title takes up the most serious tasks of writing: to describe, explain, and redeem when possible, and to admit what is not possible. Neither offers consolation.
Reflects upon efforts to abide in disaster's infinite threat. First published in French in 1980, this title takes up the most serious tasks of writing: to describe, explain, and redeem when possible, and to admit what is not possible. Neither offers consolation.