Biographies & Autobiographies, Philosophers

Georges Bataille: An Intellectual Biography

Name: Georges Bataille: An Intellectual Biography
Author: Michel Surya
ISBN: 9781859841532

by Michel Surya, Michael Richardson (Translator), Krzysztof Fijalkowsk

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Synopsis

An authoritative account of the life and work of Bataille.

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French philosopher Bataille (1867-1962) founded the literary review and influenced Foucault, Derrida, and Baudrillard. Fellow philosopher Surya examined his life and work in l'oeuvre/>, published by Editions Gallimard in 1992. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About the Author, Michel Surya

Michel Surya is a writer, philosopher, editor and director of the journal Lignes. The French edition of his book Georges Bataille was awarded the Prix Goncourt for biography.