HC
was born in Oran, Algeria, to Eva Cixous
(born Klein) and Georges Cixous
, the elder of their two children.
“Contemporary Authors”. Gale Databases: Literature Resource Centre-LRC.
Family and Intimate relationships
Hélène Cixous
HC
's mother, Eva Cixous
(born Klein), a midwife, was born in Germany but left in 1933 for Oran after Hitler
's rise to power. Her family was Austro-German Jewish, and many members died in...
