Introduction: Le nom du Père
1948-1968. Summer palace/winter palace ; The memory closet ; An unsentimental education ; Dépaysement ; Twelfth night ; Taxis ; Mourning
1968-1975. Newspapers and vinegar ; Things for thinking ; Great books ; The Lacanian village ; Chère-cheur ; The perfect shortcake ; Knots
1976-1985. The xerox room ; Building 20 ; The marriage of true minds ; Coming apart ; The last experiment ; The assault on empathy
Epilogue: People are not objects.