Petites proses

by Michel Tournier

"À propos de l'amour, il disait : "Il y a un signe infaillible auquel on reconnaît qu'on aime quelqu'un d'amour, c'est quand son visage vous inspire plus de désir physique qu'aucune autre partie de son corps."S'il avait eu une tombe, voici l'épitaphe qu'il aurait voulu qu'on y inscrivît : Je t'ai adorée, tu me l'as rendu au centuple. Merci, la vie !"

256 pages, Pocket Book

First published October 1, 1986

About the author

Michel Tournier was a French writer.

His works are highly considered and have won important awards such as the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française in 1967 for Vendredi ou les limbes du Pacifique. and the Prix Goncourt for Le Roi des aulnes in 1970. His works dwell on the fantastic, his inspirations including traditional German culture, Catholicism, and the philosophies of Gaston Bachelard. He lived in Choisel and was a member of the Académie Goncourt. His autobiography has been translated and published as The Wind Spirit (Beacon Press, 1988).

Reviews

[Maja Solar · Rating 4 out of 5]

ovo je nešto između književnosti i eseja : kratki zapisi, meditacije, refleksije o predmetima, gradovima, pejzažima, knjigama, slikama, tijelima, smrti..., putopisne crtice, ubačene pričice, filozofiranja : podseća me malo na benjamina, imaju i sličnu fascinaciju fotografijom, slikom uopšte : samo što je benjamin progresivniji, a turnije ponegde ima konzervativne elemente, mada ne bih ga označila konzervativcem, prije 'staromodnim', ali jbga kupio me književnim šarmom

[Mirvan. Ereon]

J'ai recu une copie de ce livre. Je le lis maintenant.