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Obscurity

Philippe Jaccottet
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The story of an intense encounter between two men who were once very close and now must grapple with the fractured ideals that separate them. After several years abroad, a young man returns to his hometown to seek the man he calls master. This master, a brilliant philosopher, had made the young man into a disciple before sending him out into the world to put his teachings into practice. Returning three years later, the disciple finds his master has abandoned his wife and child and moved into a squalid one-room flat, cutting himself off completely from his former life. Disillusioned and reeling from the discovery, the young man spends an entire night listening to his masters bitter denunciation of the ideals they once shared. Written in 1960 during Jaccottets period of poetic paralysis, the novel seeks to harmonize the best and worst of human naturereconciling despair, falsehood, and lethargy of spirit with the need to remain open to beauty, truth, and the essential goodness of humankind. Translated by Tess Lewis, Obscurity is Jaccottets only work of fiction, one that will introduce new readers to the multifaceted skills of this major poet. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781803090559
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ISBN
9781803090559
Author
Philippe Jaccottet
Distributor
Seagull Books
COVER
Paperback
PAGES
160