In Defense of Secrets

by Anne Dufourmantelle

Book Overview

Finalist, French-American Foundation Translation Prize

In an age that prizes political and personal transparency, In Defense of Secrets champions the secret as what permits relation and ensures our humanity.

Psychoanalyst and philosopher Anne Dufourmantelle drowned in 2017 in an attempt to rescue two children caught in the ocean. Her work lives on, though, in this provocative and necessary book. Through etymologies...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823289230
• ISBN13: 9780823289233
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.9"