Victoria I Burke, Philosophy in Review
Extreme Contemporary is a provocative work..It is compelling and essential reading, not only for those seeking an introduction to Blanchot's thought, but equally for those who already find themselves gripped by it."


Book Description
First book to consider all of Blanchot's work: novel, criticism and philosophy. Blanchot is developing into a major figure for French studies and Continental philosophy. Linked with Bataille. All Blanchot's fiction and most of his other writing is now available in translation Hill is one of the best writers on French theorist around.


About the Author
Leslie Hilln is Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Marguerite Duras: Apocalyptic Desires (Routledge 1993) and Beckett's Fiction (1990).

FROM THE PUBLISHER

First book to consider all of Blanchot's work: novel, criticism and philosophy. Blanchot is developing into a major figure for French studies and Continental philosophy. Linked with Bataille. All Blanchot's fiction and most of his other writing is now available in translation Hill is one of the best writers on French theorist around.