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There have always been⁠—and here I prefer to turn to my accomplice and friend Stendhal⁠—writers without readers. In The Life of Henry Brulard, which was written in the 1830s and which is an absolute masterpiece, Stendhal quite rightly acknowledges that he will probably have to wait until 1880 befor…

INTERVIEWER

You’ve written that you didn’t start writing until you were twenty-seven because literature was reserved for “great men.” Is that true? What changed at that age?

CIXOUS

That was the age at which Derrida and I started our endless conversation. And of course it was all about writ…

INTERVIEWER

How would you describe your own process of invention? Your works of fiction are, of course, intensely autobiographical.

CIXOUS

The problem with the question you’re asking is that it is entirely theoretical. When one writes, one doesn’t ask oneself, Is it fictional? Is it autob…

“I wrote this,” Paul said with the pick in his hand, and proceeded to strum the guitar. He felt deeply moved by this song, “Mother Dear,” the introductory track to his self-titled album. “Mother dear, how I wish, you were here, how I wish, how I wish,” he sang, his voice acrobatic and trembling. Wh…

He decided to write to Steven, whose email he had from the cast list.

“Hey Steven, it’s Gitman from Chalk Circle here, long time. Just wanted to say that I’m really happy you made it. We had something going in Santa Fe, glad one of us got a break. Saw the show in Fort Myers and laughed my ass of…