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Julia Kristeva’s debut, *The Samurai*, charts the lives of a circle of French intellectuals in the late 1960s and through the 1990s. The narrative moves from Paris to Mao’s China and New York, following the characters—described as passionate, revolutionary thinkers—through a series of personal and political battles that explore love, depression, maternity, and disease. The novel weaves themes of language, madness, and the psychological complexities of the Left Bank intellectual milieu, offering insight into the era’s cultural and ideological shifts.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Julia Kristeva
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