"This second volume of Claude Romano's major work on the nature of the event is a triumph of philosophical construction and analysis. Here we find a fascinating elaboration of 'l'advenant', a pre-subjective mode of selfhood, interlaced with rich discussions of the differences between the metaphysics and phenomenology of time. Of particular importance is Romano's investigation into the phenomenon of birth. Crystalline in its structure, and rich with possibilities for aiding studies in life writing and narrative, as well as for thinking about responsibility and witness, Event and Time is itself an event of the first order." -- -Kevin Hart The University of Virginia