Maurice Blanchot: a Critical Biography attempts a critical and theoretical biography by drawing on unpublished documents and interviews with those close to the writer. It tracks the life and work of one of the most important novelists and critics of the twentieth century, who influenced many writers, artists, and philosophers, not least those of French theory.

Christophe Bident (Author)
Christophe Bident is Professor of Theater Studies at the University of Picardie Jules Verne. He is the author of works on Maurice Blanchot, Roland Barthes and Bernard-Marie Kolt¿
John McKeane (Translator)
John McKeane is Lecturer in Modern French Literature at the University of Reading. He is the translator of Jean-Luc Nancy¿s Adoration: the Deconstruction of Christianity II.