num_pages: 492
description: Based on extensive new research and a bold interpretation of the man and his texts, The Passion of Michel Foucault is a startling look at one of this century’s most influential philosophers. It chronicles every stage of Foucault’s personal and professional odyssey, from his early interest in dreams to his final preoccupation with sexuality and the nature of personal identity.
language: English
title: The Passion of Michel Foucault
titlecomplete: The Passion of Michel Foucault
genres: 20th Century, History, Memoir, Theory, Philosophy, France, Biography Memoir, Politics, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 342
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: Simon & Schuster