Introduction: Le nom du Père
Part one. 1948-1968. 1. Summer palace/winter palace ; 2. The memory closet ; 3. An unsentimental education ; 4. Dépaysement ; 5. Twelfth night ; 6. Taxis ; 7. Mourning
Part two. 1968-1975. 9. Newspapers and vinegar ; 10. Things for thinking ; 11. Great books ; 1.1 The Lacanian village ; 12. Chère-cheur ; 13. The perfect shortcake ; 14. Knots
Part three. 1976-1985. 15. The Xerox room ; 16. Building ; 17. The marriage of true minds ; 18. Coming apart ; 19. The last experiment ; 20. The assault on empathy
Epilogue: people are not objects.