The Event

"A promising debut, Rowner's book reminds us that modern literature, far from supporting the modern ideal of human autonomy, sometimes challenges its very possibility."—Thomas Pavel, French Studies

"The Event challenges readers to disappear into unknown regions of literature. Rowner asks that we, scholars and students of literary theory as well as lovers of literature, reconsider the very idea of what happens. For that which does not happen might actually be the event."—Dane Stalcup, Studies in 20th and 21st Century Literature

“Rowner’s book is a considerable ‘event.’ Written with great precision but also highly readable, this work offers an example of what contemporary interdisciplinary theory can produce at its best; its accessibility should draw a considerable number of readers from different fields of human and social sciences.”—Julia Kristeva, author of Stranger to Ourselves