Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword vii
4. Death of the Father xi
5. Encounter in the English Channel on the Night of October 26–27, 1916, Between German Destroyers and the Trawler Le Montaigne xv
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Note xix
8. Chronology xxi
9. 1. From Adolescence to the Romance of the Sanatorium: 1932–46 1
10. 2. The First Barthes 68
11. 3. The Great Ties 124
12. 4. A Few Letters Regarding a Few Books 196
13. 5. Exchanges 237
14. Notes 309
15. Index 345