Powers of Horror is an excellent introduction to an aspect of contemporary French literature which has been allowed to become somewhat neglected in the current emphasis on para-philosophical modes of discourse."
朱莉娅·克里斯蒂瓦(Julia Kristeva, 1941- ),原籍保加利亚,后入法国籍。她是一位符号学家,精神分析学家,长期任巴黎第七大学教授。除《恐怖的权力:论卑贱》外,主要著作还有《诗歌语言革命》、《疯狂的真理》、《语言这个陌生人》等。