{"product_id":"speech-begins-after-death-in-conversation-with-claude-bonnefoy-hardback-9781509571970","title":"Speech Begins After Death; In Conversation with Claude Bonnefoy (Hardback) 9781509571970","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSpeech Begins After Death\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIn Conversation with Claude Bonnefoy\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichel Foucault (Author), Philippe Artieres (Edited by), Robert Bononno (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509571970, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 January 2026\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e72 pages\u003cbr\u003e19 x 12.4 x 1.5 cm, 0.68 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"In this small, short, and entirely arresting book, the reader gets a brief yet curiously sustained peek into the daring and relentless thought processes of the philosopher Michel Foucault... This book belongs on the shelves of any reader with interests in Foucault, theory, or writing. It's also a book that won't stay on the shelves, because it is actually a delight to read, and read again.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Orleans Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\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\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEditors' Note \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Foucault and Audiography\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilippe Artières\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterview between Michel Foucault and Claude Bonnefoy, 1968\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChronologies of Michel Foucault and Claude Bonnefoy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441816662296,"sku":"9781509571970","price":34.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509571970.jpg?v=1785027126","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/speech-begins-after-death-in-conversation-with-claude-bonnefoy-hardback-9781509571970","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}