Copenhague, Danemark, Karsten Editor
This Almond Satellite, particularly dear to my heart, was reissued by Des Femmes – Antoinette Fouque in 2022. The exploration of the small exoplanet, the philosophical questions of the narrator, the light pen of the author, everything had charmed me in this novel so original. It is therefore with great pleasure that we announce its translation into Danish for 2024. (Alain)
Verso Libros, 218 pages
Le Féminisme ou la Mort in Spanish is presented as follows:
In this work, originally published in French in 1974, radical feminist Françoise d’Eaubonne analyzes the situation of women around the world and asserts that the feminist struggle is not about equality, but about life and death, for human beings and for the planet. In this vast manifesto, d’Eaubonne for the first time proposes an ecofeminist policy: the patriarchal system acts on women as it acts on nature, destroying everything. Ecofeminism must therefore bring about a new “mutation”, an overthrow not just of male power, but of the power system itself. As Françoise d’Eaubonne herself prophesied, “the planet, put to feminine use, would green up for all”.
Rome, Nova Delphi Libri, préface Vincent d’Eaubonne, octobre 2024
Back cover:
This text offers a unique perspective on the role of women in history, often downplayed by scholars. Based on an analysis combining archaeological discoveries, anthropology and the study of myths and legends of the ancient world, d’Eaubonne provides us with an astonishing reconstruction of the social weight of women and the struggles that enabled them to play a leading role over the centuries, emphasizing that patriarchy is in no way “natural” or innate: it was imposed only after fierce resistance on the part of the female gender. But the author goes further, pointing out that her political objective is not a society dominated by women, but a non-hegemonic society that sees “the end of patriarchy in all its forms, not just the oppression of women” (Automatic translation).
Prospero Editore, Milan, mars 2024
After translating Feminism or Death, Sara Marchesi, collection director at Prospero Editore, decided to make this text by Françoise known in Italy.
The sexocide that Françoise d’Eaubonne talks about in this text, the treatment reserved for “witches” during the hunt that was carried out against them, was only a pretext. It was a perfect trick, suited to the era in which these events took place, to justify the torture and murder of women. Kramer and Sprenger’s Malleus Maleficarum would be treated today as the manifesto of an incel, released on the web a few hours before going to commit his mass murder in a place frequented mainly by women. (Taous Merakchi, 2023)
Milan, Prospero Editore, 432 pages.
Released November 10, 2022, with a critical introduction by Sara Marchesi.
According to shared opinion, this introduction is very good. Sara Marchesi, beyond a careful reading of Françoise, shares with her sources of reflection, those which are not the most obvious to detect at first glance in Françoise’s work, such as the philosopher Simone Weil for example.
It is not impossible that, in the future, Sara Marchesi will meet Françoise again. After reading this introduction, we hope so. (Vincent)
The incendiary French feminist work that defined ecofeminism is now available in English for the first time.
Originally published in French in 1974, radical feminist Françoise d’Eaubonne’s work takes stock of the situation of women around the world and asserts that what is at stake in feminist struggles is not equality, but life or death – for human beings and the planet. In this wide-ranging manifesto, d’Eaubonne first proposed a political vision of ecofeminism, arguing that the patriarchal system’s claim on women’s bodies and the natural world destroys both, and that feminism and environmentalism must bring about a new “mutation” – an overthrow not just of male power but of the power system itself. As d’Eaubonne prophesied, “the planet placed under the sign of the feminine will green up for all”. (Source: Verso Books, translated with DeepL and corrected)
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