Literature

 
 
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Jacques Donguy - Pd-extended 1 - Poésie numérique en Pure Data
2017
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Construction
Reference monograph dedicated to the pioneer of digital poetry in France, including documentation illustrating recent projects as well as all theoretical texts on digital poetry written by Donguy from 1984 to 2015.
Jacques Donguy - Pd-extended 1 - Poésie numérique en Pure Data
2017
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – L'écart absolu (Absolute Gap) – Construction
Reference monograph dedicated to the pioneer of digital poetry in France, including documentation illustrating recent projects as well as all theoretical texts on digital poetry written by Donguy from 1984 to 2015.
Jean-Claude Lebensztejn - Kafka, Sade, Lautréamont - Rêve déchiré
2017
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Fama
Three textual pieces on Kafka, Sade, and Lautréamont, inspired by the author's dreams and nocturnal readings.
Lyn Hejinian - Ma vie
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
45 chapters of 45 sentences at 45 years.
Change numérique - Édition intégrale de la revue Change (1968-1983)
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
The complete PDF edition of the avant-garde journal Change, created by Jean Pierre Faye in 1968: 42 facsimile issues in a 8482-page file with free-text search engine.
Genet et les arts
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Bibliothèque art action pensée
A collective publication on Jean Genet and the arts.
Politique de la mélancolie - À propos de W. G. Sebald
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
This volume brings together essays on the German writer W. G. Sebald (1944-2001), iconographic documents and manuscripts of the author, and a script written by Sebald for a film ever made about the life of the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.
Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
A theoretical, literary and critical dossier dedicated to the relationship between Maurice Blanchot and Georges Bataille; Jean-Luc Nancy's La Communauté désavouée, around the notion of community in Blanchot's oeuvre.
Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
2016
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
A theoretical, literary and critical dossier dedicated to the relationship between Maurice Blanchot and Georges Bataille; Jean-Luc Nancy's La Communauté désavouée, around the notion of community in Blanchot's oeuvre.
Pierre Denan - Pourquoi Tom Cruise - Récit prompteur – Livre 2
2015
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field – Fictions
A running-headline tale featuring, in order of appearance: Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, David Miscavige, Michael Jackson, Annie Leibovitz, Jenna Young, Victoria Beckham, Sheila Weller, Mark Seal, Eleanor Schiralli, Bernard Madoff, Rich Cohen, Jessica Simpson, Lance Armstrong, Ed Ruscha, Sam Ricci, Chris Reinhardt, Suri Cruise, Nicolas Sarkozy, Mickey Rourke, Pierre Hardy, Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec, J.J. Abrams, Jill Stempel, John Anderton...
Pierre Denan - Pourquoi Tom Cruise - Récit prompteur – Livre 1 + 2 (special offer)
2015
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field – Fictions
24.00 19.00 €
Special offer for the purchase of the 2 volumes of Pierre Denan's Pourquoi Tom Cruise – Récit prompteur.
Jean-Max Colard - Une littérature d\'après - « Cinéma » de Tanguy Viel
2015
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
A study of the novel “Cinéma” by Tanguy Viel, that also questions the relationship between literature and cinema.
Esteban Restrepo Restrepo - (anti)Chambres - Les architectures fragiles dans l\'œuvre de Samuel Beckett
2015
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
A reading of Samuel Beckett's work from its architectures.
James Schuyler - Un nid de nigauds
2015
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
The only novel written together by two great American poets associated with the New York School.
Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
2014
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and Jean-Luc Nancy readers of Maurice Blanchot, Blanchot's political trajectory, Emmanuel Levinas' unpublished letter to Maurice Blanchot...
Frédéric Boyer - Je pleure encore chaque fois que j\'y pense
2014
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
Designed by M/M (Paris), this book-object documents, through photographs and a text by Frédéric Boyer, the drama entitled La Faculté (The Faculty), from a text created by Christophe Honoré, directed by Eric Vigner.
Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
2014
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
A tribute to Monique Antelme (Danielle Cohen-Levinas, Jean-Luc Nancy, Maurice Nadeau; testimonials...); Blanchot and the Jewish issues (Danielle Cohen-Levinas with Jean-Luc Nancy, Edmond Jabès, David Banon, Michael Holland, Ginette Michaud, Jacques Derrida and Maurice Blanchot); studies (Christophe Bident on Blanchot and Leiris, Pascal Gibourg, Francesco Vitale on Derrida); reading notes.
Bernard Heidsieck - Tapuscrits - Poèmes-Partitions, Biopsies, Passe-Partout
2013
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
Bernard Heidsieck's typescripts.
Thalia Field - L\'amateur d\'oiseaux, côté jardin
2013
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
At the crossroads of genres and species, Thalia Field expands the art of storytelling.
Céline Guillot - Inventer un peuple qui manque : que peut la littérature pour la communauté ? - Blanchot, Bataille, Char, Michaux, Nancy, Agamben
2013
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
An analysis of the contemporary crisis of the concept of community, rethought in a philosophical but also poetical perspective, from the work of Maurice Blanchot, Jean-Luc Nancy, Giorgio Agamben, Georges Bataille, René Char, and Henri Michaux.
Vincent Rafis - P.S.|S.K. - Essai sur Sarah Kane
2012
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
A biographical rereading of the English playwright's work.
David Antin - John Cage sans cage
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
(last copies available!)
Two talks about John Cage and the concept of structure by American poet, critic, linguist and performance artist.
Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Cahiers Maurice Blanchot
Derrida's postcards to Blanchot, essays by Jean-Luc Nancy, Didier Cahen, Kevin Hart, Michel Deguy, lectures at the Collège International de Philosophie (Gisèle Berkman, Danielle Cohen-Levinas, Leslie Hill, Michael Holland), studies (Jérémie Majorel, Daniel Dobbels, Yuji Nishiyama), reading notes...
Jean-Christophe Cambier - Abstracts
2011
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
A text written between 1984 and 1987, with no equivalent in French literature.
Pierre Denan - Pourquoi Tom Cruise - Récit prompteur – Livre 1
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field – Fictions
A running-headline tale featuring, in order of appearance: Katee Holmes, Marija Serifovic, Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, Shy Love, Saddam Hussein, Allah, Mohammed, Nico, Cho Seung-Hui, David Miscavige, Victoria Beckham, Jésus-Christ, David Hans Schmidt, George Clooney, Eva Longoria, Jim Carrey, Demi Moore, Ashton Kutcher, Ron Howard, Brooke Shields, Steven Spielberg, Wesley Snipes, Quincy Jones, Bruce Willis...
Agnès Vannouvong - Jean Genet - Les revers du genre
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Bibliothèque art action pensée
An essay on Jean Genet and the gender performance.
Double Change - Archive filmée de poésie – 2004-2005 + 2005-2006 (DVD)
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
90.00 35.00 €
Special offer for the purchase of the two box sets containing 9 DVDs each.
Double Change - A film archive of poetry – 2004-2005 (DVD)
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
45.00 20.00 €
Filmed bilingual lectures (9 video DVDs): a perspective on contemporary French and American poetry.
Double Change - A film archive of poetry – 2005-2006 (DVD)
2009
bilingual edition (English / French)
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
45.00 20.00 €
Filmed bilingual lectures (9 video DVDs): a perspective on contemporary French and American poetry.
Vincent Rafis - Mémoire et voix des morts dans le théâtre de Jon Fosse
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
An illustrated essay devoted to Norwegian author Jon Fosse, a cross-reading of the major themes of his theater.
Muriel Pic - W. G. Sebald – L\'image-papillon - suivi de W. G. Sebald : L\'art de voler
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
A pioneering essay on W. G. Sebald (1944-2001), a major author in German contemporary literature, the founder of a literary materialism.
Janine Toroni - ...écoute, souviens-toi
2009
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
10.00 5.00 €
An essay / a collection of memories, facts, stories and ideas on Vietnam by Niele Toroni's wife.
Paul-Emmanuel Odin - L\'absence de livre - Gary Hill et Maurice Blanchot – Écriture, vidéo
2008
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
An essay on Gary Hill's video work, taking Maurice Blanchot's writing as a starting point, between literature, philosophy, aesthics and psychoanalysis.
Raymond Roussel - L\'allée aux Lucioles - suivi de Jacques Sivan : Les corps subtils aux gloires légitimantes
2008
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
An unpublished text by Raymond Roussel, accompanied with an essay by Jacques Sivan.
Jean-Philippe Antoine - Marcel Broodthaers - Moule, Muse, Méduse
2006
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
Poetry and space for Marcel Broodthaers—a critical essay.
Christophe Huysman - 8 poèmes
2006
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field – Fictions
8 poems, between theater and performance.
Edouard Merino - Avant la neige / Je suis une Mercedes 300SL / Mario
2006
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field – Fictions
A collection of dadaïst and surrealistic texts.
Olivier Dubouclez - Valère Novarina - La physique du drame
2005
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
An essay on Novarina's dramatic theatrical and literary work.
Michel Gauthier - Olivier Cadiot - Le facteur vitesse
2004
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
Essay.
La langue à l\'œuvre - Le temps des écrivains à l\'université
2000
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
14.00 7.00 €
Maurice Pianzola - Passé le col de Monscera
1996
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
9.00 5.00 €
A narrative.
591 - Spécial performance
2022
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
sold out
Special issue of the poetry journal directed by Jean-François Bory, dedicated to performance in the broad sense, from the page to the stage.
Jean-François Bory - United C. Sherman Company
2020
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
sold out
The figure(s) of Cindy Sherman as the plot of a personal narrative by Jean-François Bory.
François Massut - Les confidents - Les chaises-poèmes du Jardin du Palais-Royal
2018
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
sold out
The “chairs-poems” conceived by the Quebec sculptor Michel Goulet for the Palais-Royal garden in Paris, with contributions from nearly 70 authors, visual artists, poets, critics, theoreticians, philosophers and thinkers.
Locus Solus - Impressions de Raymond Roussel
2013
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Misceallenous
sold out
The work of Raymond Roussel as a point of departure for an oblique and transversal reading of 20th century art.
Jean-Michel Rabaté - Étant donnés : 1° l\'art, 2° le crime - La modernité comme scène du crime
2010
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Literary field
sold out
Criminal news item as current version of the ready-made: relations between the history of avant-gardes and the aesthetics of murder.
David Antin - Ce qu\'être d\'avant-garde veut dire
2008
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Motion Method Memory
sold out
First translation in French of the collection of talks by American poet, critic, linguist and performance artist.
2025
French edition
Les presses du réel – Literature – Al Dante
forthcoming
A collective work examining fifty years of poetic activity by Bernard Heidsieck (1928-2014), a central figure in sound poetry and performance poetry, a major poet of the second half of the 20th century, along multiple axes.
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