Writing · Writer
Born Jun 5, 1937 · Oran, France [now Algeria]
Active 1989–present · Awards: Prix Médicis, Officer of the Legion of Honour, Prix de la langue française, Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres, Francine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts, Literature and Science, The prize of the BNF
Hélène Cixous (born 5 June 1937) is a French writer, playwright and literary critic. During her academic career, she was primarily associated with the Centre universitaire de Vincennes (today's University of Paris VIII), which she…