Pei-ching, 28 February 1911. - I know nothing more. I do not insist, I'm retiring ... respectfully elsewhere and backwards, since the Protocol will have it so, and it is the Imperial Palace, a hearing was not given, and will never be given ...
It is by this confession, - diplomatic or ridiculous, depending on the emphasis attributed to him - that I must close, until you have completed far, this book which I hoped to make a book. The book will not either. (Beau posthumously in the absence of a book: "The book that was not!)
I thought keep it in advance, more "finished", more salable than any novel patented, more compact than any other known human agglomerated material. Better than an imaginary tale, it would have been to each of his jumps in reality, the influence of the magic of these enclosed walls ... where I will not.
You can not deny that Pei-king is a masterpiece of mystery achievement.
This is the beginning of René Leys , the unlikely romance Victor Segalen (1878-1919), posthumously published novel for the first time in 1922, three years after the death of its author. " A miraculous accident, "according to Peter Ryckmans alias Simon Leys adds:" Book of failure and derision, it is also the most faithful reflection of the poet's experience, which seeking to enter an impenetrable "Forbidden City", is not able to finally get taken for a ride by a charming and pathetic phony. "since often reprinted book (especially in a beautiful box with Chatelain Julien, 1999) and translated; book Mitterrand had read and loved (see extract the issuance of Italics 13/01/1972, source INA , 3min57s. ), And you can browse online through Gallica in an edition dating from 1950 (Plon), book, finally, we should find a day soon in Complete Works of Victor Segalen in 18 volumes announced to Editions Honore Champion. The first volume of this monument will be available to come next March and will present (€ 75) The Great Statuary and Early writings on art .
This promise is known to me through a brand new blog that I wish to advise you and I invite you to visit without delay. It is run by Philip Postel, Senior Lecturer at the University of Nantes , and who you may recall, we made friendship to come to Aix-en-Provence speak on two occasions Old French translations of ancient Chinese novels (first in March , then October 2009). This blog, which I wish good luck, is that of the Association Victor Segalen and it aims to "present recent events concerning the work of Victor Segalen , his address is:
http://associationvictorsegalen6.blogspot.com/ - remember to install it in your list of favorite bookmarks. (PK)
This promise is known to me through a brand new blog that I wish to advise you and I invite you to visit without delay. It is run by Philip Postel, Senior Lecturer at the University of Nantes , and who you may recall, we made friendship to come to Aix-en-Provence speak on two occasions Old French translations of ancient Chinese novels (first in March , then October 2009). This blog, which I wish good luck, is that of the Association Victor Segalen and it aims to "present recent events concerning the work of Victor Segalen , his address is:
http://associationvictorsegalen6.blogspot.com/ - remember to install it in your list of favorite bookmarks. (PK)
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