Rene Girard

  • 28

    Catalog books

  • 5

    Works

  • 1979 to 2010

    Strongest span

Who This Author Is

Rene Girard has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 28 catalog-linked books across 1979 to 2010, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Business & Self-Help, Classics & Literary Fiction.

Best for readers who want practical takeaways and books they can put to use quickly. If you want the easiest first click, start with Mimesis and Theory and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Anagrama and Johns Hopkins Univ Pr.

Best Place To Start

Mimesis and Theory

Stanford University Press • 2008 • standard commitment

It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Business & Self-Help entry points • Classics & Literary Fiction entry points • common used copies from Anagrama and Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Genres and themes: Business & Self-Help • Classics & Literary Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want practical takeaways and books they can put to use quickly

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1979 to 2010; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Anagrama and Johns Hopkins Univ Pr.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Mimesis and Theory

    Stanford University Press • 2008 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2008 • 328 pages.

  2. Achever Clausewitz

    Carnets nord • 2007 • longer commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2007 • 363 pages.

  3. Ich sah den Satan vom Himmel fallen wie einen Blitz. Eine kritische Apologie des Christentums.

    Hanser Belletristik • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 256 pages.

  4. La Voix méconnue du réel

    Grasset • 2002 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2002 • 304 pages.

  5. Figuren des Begehrens. Das Selbst und der Andere in der fiktionalen Realität.

    Lit • 1999 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1999 • 338 pages.

  6. Hiob. Ein Weg aus der Gewalt.

    Benziger • 1999 • standard commitment

    It stands out because it asks for less time than many of the longer volumes on this page.

  7. Wenn all das beginnt ... Dialog mit Michel Treguer.

    Lit • 1997 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1997 • 194 pages.

  8. The Scapegoat

    Johns Hopkins Univ Pr • 1989 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1989 • 232 pages.

  9. To Double Business Bound : Essays on Literature, Mimesis, and Anthropology

    Johns Hopkins Univ Pr • 1988 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1988 • 256 pages.

  10. Critique dans un souterrain

    LGF • 1983 • standard commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 1983 • 249 pages.

How The Picks Compare

  • Mimesis and Theory is the easier short commitment, while Achever Clausewitz asks for more reading time up front.
  • Achever Clausewitz gives you an earlier look at this author’s shelf, while Mimesis and Theory leans later in the catalog.
  • Ich sah den Satan vom Himmel fallen wie einen Blitz. Eine kritische Apologie des Christentums. is also useful if you want a different publishing lane from Mimesis and Theory.

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