Paradise Lost by Sébastien de Courtois
There is a nostalgia for a lost paradise. We all feel it, more or less; it connects us to Original Sin and the Fall. This affliction torments...
Tag: literature
Letter to my friend Alvaro Mutis
One day in the 90s, we were walking down the street, we had just left the Hôtel des Saints-Pères, and Alvaro Mutis stopped abruptly. We were almost at the corner of the street...
Another year comes to an end…
As the year draws to a close, we often only glance at it briefly. We shouldn't dwell on it too much. We never know how many things we've forced ourselves to bury...
Commemorative phrase
A friend contacted me to ask for the exact quote from Ernst Jünger (from Storm of Steel) that we officers used to repeat...
Tribute to Jean-Marie Domenach
Rereading notes I took years ago while reading Jean-Marie Domenach's *The Return of the Tragic*, I remember our meeting. I see him...
Confession of a Player (His Life as Told by Maradona)
The life of Diego Armando Maradona is a fairy tale. Because Maradona always remained a child. It is therefore a children's story, and as such, it is edifying. He...