Alcion editora, 67 pages bibliographic information. For those who have readand understood living currency. By way of his reading of living currency however, he deconstructs contemporary economics, teasing out the intricacies between sensuality, value, and. It offers an analysis of economic production as a mechanism of psychic production of desires and is a key work from this often overlooked but wonderfully creative french thinker. Pierre klossowski s last major theoretical text living currency 2017 saw its first official1 translation into english in may 2017, nearly fifty years after it was published in french. Living currency kindle edition by klossowski, pierre. Discover book depositorys huge selection of pierre klossowski books online. Pierre klossowskis living currency, which michel foucault called the greatest book of our time, takes its title from a parody of a classical utopia that appears at. Pdf living currency by pierre klossowski nicolae morar. Living currency is the first english translation of klossowski. Klossowski first established himself as a writer and was known and admired by peers such as bataille, blanchot, gide, foucault, deleuze and lacan. As soon as the bodily presence of the industrial slave is absolutely included in what he or she can produce, it is specious to draw a distinction between a person and their activity. It offers an analys i should have written you after my first reading of the living currency.
Nicolae morar vernon w cisney daniel w smith nicolae morar vernon w cisney daniel w smith. Living currency, translated by vernon cisney gettysburg college, usa, nicolae morar university of oregon, usa and daniel w. But in 1972 he gave up writing to devote himself to his mutism. Living currency by pierre klossowski, 9781472508591, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A letter from michel foucault to pierre klossowski regarding the book. Presence, the human being, itself becomes currency as presence has been entered into the system of exchange as a fixed value. Living currency, book by pierre klossowski paperback. This book examines the many facets of the work of pierre klossowski 19052001. Klossowski s text develops an alternative model of economic exchange, which places the body at the centre of our everyday relation to the economy as the only valid form of currency.
After reading it a few more times, i know it is the best book of our times. Pierre klossowski s living currency, which michel foucault called the greatest book of our time, takes its title from a par ody of a classical utopia that appears at the end o f the. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His recits or his philosophical readings of sade or nietzsche have garnered the most acclaim. Pdf living currency by pierre klossowski nicolae morar, vernon. August 9, 1905, paris august 12, 2001, paris was a french writer, translator and artist. Living currency, pierre klossowski, edited and translated by vernon w. Klossowski and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available. He was the eldest son of the artists erich klossowski and baladine klossowska, and his younger brother was the painter balthus. Pierre klossowskis living currency, which michel foucault called the. Living currency by pierre klossowski, paperback barnes.