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432 pages, Hardcover
First published October 5, 2011

Und dann kamen Buchimisten
Ihre Bücher sah man nicht
Sie versteckten sie in Kisten
Ohne Luft und ohne Licht
Sie verbrachten sie in Tiefen
Wo sie träumen heute noch
Niemand weiß mehr, wo sie schliefen
Ewig sucht man diesen Ort
Freude schöner Labyrinthe
Bücher im Elysium
Leder, Staub und alte Tinte
Steig hinab und komm drin um!
"Petrified books make a handsome building material. Vast quantities of them were discovered in the upper catacombs after the fire, though their origin is still a mystery. They're inexpensive too, being local, but one can also overdo all this goddamned bookery! Imagine you're a professional bookseller or bookbinder. Would you really like to come home after work to a house built of fossilised books with a roof that looks like an open volume of poetry?"
With much love and respect,
sj