The Subversive Simone Weil: A Life in Five Ideas

Christy Wampole is an associate professor of French at Princeton University. She received her PhD in both French and Italian from Stanford University in 2011. Her most recent books are Degenerative Realism: Novel and Nation in 21st-Century France&nbsp;(Columbia University Press, 2020) and&nbsp;Rootedness: The Ramifications of a Metaphor&nbsp;(University of Chicago Press, 2016).&nbsp;She has published various articles, translations, and book reviews in&nbsp;MLN, The Modern Language Review, The New York Times, The New Yorker, L’Esprit créateur, French Forum, and&nbsp;Small Axe.&nbsp;

Christy Wampole

Simone Weil for Americans

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry

Philosophy &amp; Religion

Christy Wampole is an associate professor of French at Princeton University. She received her PhD in both French and Italian from Stanford University in 2011. Her most recent books are Degenerative Realism: Novel and Nation in 21st-Century France&nbsp;(Columbia University Press, 2020) and&nbsp;Rootedness: The Ramifications of a Metaphor&nbsp;(University of Chicago Press, 2016).&nbsp;She has published various articles, translations, and book reviews in&nbsp;MLN, The Modern Language Review, The New York Times, The New Yorker, L’Esprit créateur, French Forum, and&nbsp;Small Axe.&nbsp;

Christy Wampole

Articles

Simone Weil for Americans