Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection by Julia Kristeva

Powers of Horror: An Essay on Abjection

Julia Kristeva with Leon Roudiez (Translator)

219 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology challenging informative reflective slow-paced

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Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse."

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challenging 86%
informative 60%
reflective 53%
dark 33%
emotional 6%
funny 6%
inspiring 6%
mysterious 6%
tense 6%

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medium 21%

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