Lars Iyer is a lecturer in philosophy at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He is the author of the novel Spurious, two books on Blanchot (Blanchotrsquo;s Communism: Art, Philosophy, Politics and Blanchotrsquo;s Vigilance: Phenomenology, Literature, Ethics) and his blog Spurious. He is also a contributor to Britainrsquo;s leading literary blog, Ready, Steady, Book.