»Blanchot vermischt gewollt und mit unvergleichlicher literarischer Eleganz die vermeintlich trennscharfen Ebenen und bringt ontologische Grundfragen mit Fragen der Literatur und Fragen der Sprache ins Unklare, und damit letztlich ins Gespräch.« Christian Sternad, Journal Phänomenologie
was a journalist, literary theorist and writer. He studied philosophy and German literature at Strasbourg University, where he met Emmanuel Levinas, and went on to study medicine at the Sainte-Anne Hospital, Paris. He was an active member of the French Résistance and a fierce opponent of the Algerian War. In 1953 Blanchot started writing on a regular basis for »Nouvelle Revue Française« and published a number of influential essays and novels. His articles, as much as his novellas and novels, inspired a whole generation of artists, writers and theorists. His literary output revolves around the precarious gesture of the writing process, the reading experience, and the intimate link between literature and death.