Guy Debord's Complete Works Published in Gallimard's Quarto Collection

Gallimard has published Guy Debord's complete works in its Quarto collection, a two-thousand-page volume that includes his major texts, articles, correspondence, film commentaries, and tracts. The edition, edited by Jean-Louis Rançon and Alice Debord with a preface by Vincent Kaufmann, is praised for its accessibility and illustrations. The author reflects on the surprising thickness of the volume, given Debord's reputation for idleness and his famous slogan "Never work!" The reception has been muted, with little coverage in French press, which the author attributes to Debord's subversive nature and his critiques of journalists and intellectuals. The article also notes the simultaneous release of Debord's films on DVD and a new edition of "Le Jeu de la guerre" by Alice Becker-Ho and Guy Debord.