Damien Malige's 'Le Pouvoir absolu' Examines Absolute Power in Literature
Damien Malige's book 'Le Pouvoir absolu' explores the concept of absolute power through the works of Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Georges Bataille, Sade, Lautréamont, and Dostoevsky. Published by Gallimard, the book was reviewed in artpress n°421 in April 2015. Malige analyzes how these authors deconstruct power by following lines of anguish.
Key facts
- Book title: Le Pouvoir absolu
- Author: Damien Malige
- Publisher: Gallimard
- Review published in artpress n°421, April 2015, page 86
- References authors: Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Georges Bataille, Sade, Lautréamont, Dostoevsky
- Themes: absolute power, anguish, decomposition
Entities
Artists
- Damien Malige
Institutions
- Gallimard
- artpress
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