{"product_id":"9781509571970","title":"Speech Begins After Death In Conversation with Claude Bonnefoy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eSpeech Begins After Death\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eIn Conversation with Claude Bonnefoy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichel Foucault | Philippe Artieres | Robert Bononno\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Movements \/ Post-Structuralism\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1968, Michel Foucault agreed to a series of interviews with critic Claude Bonnefoy, which were to be published in book form. Bonnefoy wanted a dialogue with Foucault about his relationship to writing rather than about the content of his books. The project was abandoned, but a transcript of the initial interview survived and is published here. In this brief and lively exchange, Foucault reflects on how he approached the written word throughout his life, from his school days to his discovery of the pleasure of writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWide ranging, characteristically insightful, and unexpectedly autobiographical, the discussion sheds light on Foucault's intellectual development, his aims as a writer, his clinical methodology (\"let's say I'm a diagnostician\"), and his interest in other authors, including Raymond Roussel and Antonin Artaud. Foucault discloses, in ways he never had previously, details about his home life, his family history, and the profound sense of obligation he feels to the act of writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpeech Begins after Death\u003c\/i\u003e shows Foucault adopting a new language, an innovative autobiographical communication that is neither conversation nor monologue, and is one of his most personal statements about his life and writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eMichel Foucault (1926-1984)\u003c\/b\u003e was one of the leading intellectuals of the twentieth century and the most prominent thinker in postwar France. \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePhilippe Artières\u003c\/b\u003e is a French historian at Le Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris. He is president of Centre Michel Foucault.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 January 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509571970\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44452157128844,"sku":"9781509571970","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509571970_be8b310c-15b7-4d19-a7fe-c7329d9ebb26.jpg?v=1780112362","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781509571970","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}