Catherine Clément (; born 10 February 1939) is a French

philosopher A philosopher is a person who practices or investigates philosophy. The term ''philosopher'' comes from the grc, φιλόσοφος, , translit=philosophos, meaning 'lover of wisdom'. The coining of the term has been attributed to the Greek th ...

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

feminist Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...

, and

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

, born in

Boulogne-Billancourt Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in ...

. She received a degree in philosophy from the

École Normale Supérieure École may refer to: * an elementary school in the French educational stages normally followed by secondary education establishments (collège and lycée) * École (river), a tributary of the Seine flowing in région Île-de-France * École, Savoi ...

, and studied under its faculty

Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss (, ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthro ...

and

Jacques Lacan Jacques Marie Émile Lacan (, , ; 13 April 1901 – 9 September 1981) was a French psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. Described as "the most controversial psycho-analyst since Freud", Lacan gave yearly seminars in Paris from 1953 to 1981, and pu ...

, working in the fields of anthropology and psychoanalysis. A member of the school of

French feminism Feminism in France is the history of feminist thought and movements in France. Feminism in France can be roughly divided into three waves: First-wave feminism from the French Revolution through the Third Republic which was concerned chiefly wit ...

and

écriture féminine ''Écriture féminine,'' or "women's writing", is a term coined by French feminist and literary theorist Hélène Cixous in her 1975 essay "The Laugh of the Medusa". Cixous aimed to establish a genre of literary writing that deviates from tradi ...

, she has published books with

Hélène Cixous Hélène Cixous (; ; born 5 June 1937) is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. She is known for her experimental writing style and great versatility as a writer and thinker, her work dealing with multiple genres: theater, literary a ...

and

Julia Kristeva Julia Kristeva (; born Yuliya Stoyanova Krasteva, bg, Юлия Стоянова Кръстева; on 24 June 1941) is a Bulgarian-French philosopher, literary critic, semiotician, psychoanalyst, feminist, and, most recently, novelist, who has ...

. She lived many years overseas, as her husband, André Lewin (1934–2012), was a diplomat who was France's Ambassador to India, Austria, Guinea, Gambia and Senegal. She was awarded the Grand Officer of the

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's esta ...

in 2012 and the Commander of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon, ...

in 2017.

Bibliography

Novels

* ''Bildoungue ou la vie de Freud'', Christian Bourgois, 1978 * ''La Sultane'', Grasset, 1981 * ''Le Maure de Venise'', Grasset, 1983 * ''Bleu Panique'', Grasset, 1986 * ''Adrienne Lecouvreur ou le cœur transporté'', Robert Laffont, 1991, (reissue: J'ai lu n°3957) * ''La Señora'', Calmann-Lévy (reissue: LGF-Livre de Poche n°8717) * ''Pour l'amour de l'Inde'', Flammarion, J'ai Lu, 1993 * ''La valse inachevée'', Calmann-Lévy, 1994 (reissue: Le Livre de Poche n°13942) * ''La Putain du diable'', Flammarion, 1996 (reissue: J'ai Lu n°4839) * ''Le Roman du Taj Mahal'', Noésis, 1997 * ''Les Dames de l'agave'', Flammarion, 1998 * ''Le Voyage de Théo'', Seuil, 1998 (Points Seuil n°P680) * ''Martin et Hannah'', Calmann-Lévy, 1999 (reissue: Le Livre de poche n°14798) * ''Afrique esclave'', Noésis, 1999 * ''Jésus au bûcher'', Seuil, 2000 * ''Cherche-midi'', Stock, 2000 (reissue: Le Livre de poche n°30048) * ''Les Mille Romans de Bénarès'', Noésis, 2000 * ''Le Sang du monde'', Seuil, 2004, sequel to ''Voyage de Théo'' * ''Les derniers jours de la déesse'', Stock, 2006 * ''La Princesse mendiante'', Panama, 2007 (on the life of

Mirabai Meera, better known as Mirabai and venerated as Sant Meerabai, was a 16th-century Hindu mystic poet and devotee of Krishna. She is a celebrated Bhakti saint, particularly in the North Indian Hindu tradition. Mirabai was born into a Rathore ...

) * ''La Reine des cipayes'', Paris: Seuil, 2012, (on the life of

Rani Lakshmibai Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi (; 19 November 1828 — 18 June 1858),Though the day of the month is regarded as certain historians disagree about the year: among those suggested are 1827 and 1835. was an Indian queen, the Maharani consort of ...

) *''Les Ravissements du Grand Moghol'', Seuil, 2016 *Indu Boy, Seuil, 2018 ** ** ** ** **

Essays

*''Lévi-Strauss ou la Structure et le malheur'', Seghers, 1re édition en 1970, 2e édition en 1974, dernière édition entièrement remaniée Le Livre de poche, « Biblio essais », 1985 * ''Le Pouvoir des mots'', Mame, « Repères sciences humaines », 1974 * ''Miroirs du sujet'', 10/18, série « Esthétiques », 1975 * "La Jeune Née", with

U.G.E., 1975 * ''Les fils de Freud sont fatigués'', Grasset, « Figures », 1978 * '' L'Opéra ou la Défaite des femmes'', Grasset, « Figures », 1979 * ''Vies et légendes de Jacques Lacan'', Grasset, « Figures », 1981, et Le Livre de poche, « Biblio essais », 1983 * ''Rêver chacun pour l'autre essai sur la politique culturelle'', Fayard, 1982 * ''Le Goût du miel'', Grasset, « Figures », 1987 * ''Gandhi : Athlète de la liberté'', collection «

Découvertes Gallimard (, ; in United Kingdom: ''New Horizons'', in United States: ''Abrams Discoveries'') is an editorial collection of illustrated monographic books published by the Éditions Gallimard in pocket format. The books are concise introductions to pa ...

» (nº 50), série Histoire. Paris: Gallimard, 1989, 2 édition, 1990, new edition in 2008 ** ''Gandhi: Father of a Nation'', '

New Horizons ''New Horizons'' is an Interplanetary spaceflight, interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program. Engineered by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and the Southwest Research ...

' series. London: Thames & Hudson, 1996 ** ''Gandhi: The Power of Pacifism'', "

Abrams Discoveries Abrams may refer to: * Abrams (surname), a list of notable people with the surname * '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war * M1 Abrams, main battle tank * Abrams, Wi ...

" series. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1996 * ''La Syncope, philosophie du ravissement'', Grasset, « Figures », 1990 * ''La Pègre, la peste et les dieux'', chroniques du Festival d'Avignon, Éditions théâtrales, 1991 * ''Sissi : L'impératrice anarchiste'', collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 148), série Histoire. Paris: Gallimard, 1992 * ''Sollers, la fronde'', Julliard, 1995 * ''Les Révolutions de l'inconscient : histoire et géographie des maladies de l'âme'', La Martinière, 2001 "Le Divan et le Grigri" + Tobie Nathan, Odile Jacob, 1998 * ''Claude Lévi-Strauss'', PUF, « Que sais-je ? », 2003 * ''La Nuit et l'été : rapport sur la culture à la télévision'', Seuil/La Documentation française, 2003 * ''Pour Sigmund Freud'', Mengès, 2005 * ''Maison mère'', NIL, 2006 * ''Qu'est-ce qu'un peuple premier ?'', Panama, « Cyclo », 2006

Journalism

* Literary critic and philosopher for ''

Le Matin de Paris ''Le Matin de Paris'' was a French daily newspaper, founded on 1 March 1977 by Claude Perdriel, and disappearing in 1987 ("dépôt de bilan" on 6 May). Its foundation is the subject of the documentary ''Numéros zéro'' by Raymond Depardon. Hist ...

'' * Member of the editorial board of the literary journal ''L'Arc'' * Member of the editorial board of ''La Nouvelle Critique'', a journal of Communist intellectuals * Member of the editorial board of ''Opéra International'' * Responsible for many issues of ''Magazine Littéraire''

References

External links

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