Coming to Writing (1976) by Hélène Cixous

A reprint in riso in a very small print run (35x) in burgundy ink on recycled paper with a marbled-ink half-cover of the essay 'Coming to Writing' (1976) by Hélène Cixous. Within the essay is a small pamphlet, 'The Book Inside the Book' (2002) by Mireille Calle-Gruber.

Of Helene Cixous's many and diverse writings, few have been translated into English. Cixous is known for her work on sexual difference and its relations to literary text. Here she explores the problematics of a "feminine" mode of writing, basing her method on the premise that differences between the sexes - viewed as a paragdigm for all difference, which is the organizing principle behind identity and meaning - manifest themselves, write themselves, in texts.

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.

pubished by Cutt Press
2024, 32 pages (21 x 32 cm) + pamphlet: 25 pages (15 x 21 cm)