Michel Leiris: Writing the Self

by Sean Hand

Book Overview

This is the first full-length study in English of Michel Leiris's work. Frequently cited as a central figure in contemporary French culture, Leiris was an outstanding writer whose double career as ethnographer and creative writer places him at important points of intersection within French cultural history. Se?n Hand explores Leiris's active participation in some of the most striking intellectual and artistic movements of the twentieth century: surrealism...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521026024
• ISBN13: 9780521026024
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"