{"product_id":"medusas-laugh-by-helene-cixous","title":"Medusa's Laugh by Helene Cixous","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDATE OF RELEASE: 12 NOV 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWrite! Writing is for you, you are for you, your body is for you, take it. First published in 1975, Medusa’s Laugh represented a defining moment for French feminism. In this landmark essay, feminist theorist and philosopher Hélène Cixous coined the term écriture féminine (or ‘feminine writing’).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAllowing women to claim authority in the face of systematic oppression, she imagines this new mode of writing to be defined by a generous, open attitude to otherness and distinct from patriarchal models of communication. Part philosophical treatise, part political manifesto, Medusa’s Laugh is a clarion call to write – for ourselves and of ourselves – and is one of the most important works of second-wave feminism. Translated by Eric Prenowitz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaperback | Publication: 12 Nov 2026, Penguin\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241776223\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eExtent: 80 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"David's Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57754364838270,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/0892\/5225\/files\/9780241776223.jpg?v=1785161139","url":"https:\/\/www.davids-bookshops.co.uk\/products\/medusas-laugh-by-helene-cixous","provider":"David's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}