Was a Renowned Literary Theorist Also a Spy?

The details concerning Julia Kristeva's alleged involvement with the Bulgarian intelligence service were initially reported in late March by the estimable French magazine L'Obs,formerly Le Nouvel Observateur. In early April, the gist of that account was reported in an article that appeared in The New York Times. 

Kristeva, for her part, has emphatically denied the allegations. They are the result of a malicious campaign to discredit her, she has claimed, dismissing the dossier as "fake news."