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Damien Malige's 'Le Pouvoir absolu' Examines Absolute Power in Literature

publication · 2026-04-24

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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