Fionnáin reviewed The severed head by Julia Kristeva (European perspectives)
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5 stars
Kristeva's study into decapitation, its history, and the morbid fascination it holds is told with an artistic flair for writing. The book, and the associated images from art history that the author draws upon, is brilliantly engaging. Her wit is also scattered throughout: she never severs her train of thought.