"The book will have a special status within Derrida studies... The most striking thing in Cixous's writing is the sense that something very confidential is being disclosed." -- Devorah Baum, Jewish Quarterly "Her commentary, helps to illuminate some of the gnarled, complex recesses of Derrida's thought and as such will go far in clarifying his often punishing difficult writing." -- Saul Austerlitz, Forward " Portrait of Jacques Derrida is a rarity, a singular and powerful addition to Cixous' own important oeuvre." -- Year's Work in Critical and Cultural Theory "For anyone who is looking for a way of understanding Derrida but is intimidated by his writings, this is a good place to start." -- Oliver Leaman, Journal of Jewish Studies