" And then he had this evening, this horrible party where Ms. Krühl discovered the manuscript of her husband and was realized that the great work contained only three pages. The rest was entirely composed by a slavish copy of the telephone directory. (...)
He had to hide the true manuscript in an inaccessible location. In a tree, perhaps. In its preferred cedar, why not? Or under the ground, very deep. A good place to hide a book, right? Hence it can germinate in silence, away from prying eyes, it can grow with the sap in the flowers and trees, and even in the warm belly and tender women. It can go with the wind and swell the ears of wheat. It can reach the waterfalls, and back to the sources, there, high up near the glaciers near the frozen sky. "
Jean-Pierre Martinet, Drowsiness (Finiteness, 2010)
To get acquainted with Jean-Pierre Martinet (died prematurely a few years ago and whose three titles reissued editions Finiteness), a visit to publisher's site is highly recommended. In my case, I came across this book by chance on a table bookstore, I discovered this author and can not believe it!
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