Small Press Traffic X Bay Area Lesbian Archives Present | Monique Wittig in California @ Et al.

Small Press Traffic and the Bay Area Lesbian Archives present a special San Francisco launch celebrating the newly revised translations of Monique Wittig’s The Lesbian Body (1973) and Across the Acheron (1985), two long-unavailable works by the leading French lesbian feminist writer, now republished by Winter Editions.

On this occasion, Wittig’s longtime collaborator and partner, Sande Zeig, will screen exclusive clips from Wittig, Yes!, her in-progress documentary on Wittig’s life and work. Following the screening, Zeig will be in conversation with one of the books’ co-editors, Alice Centamore, along with Paola Bacchetta, Dodie Bellamy, and Trinh Lê. The evening will conclude with a reading of excerpts from Across the Acheron, Wittig’s last novel set in a dystopian San Francisco. A selection of archival materials co-curated by SPT and BALA will be on view.

This event is free and open to the public. Books will be for sale on a sliding scale.