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Antoine Volodine : « Il faut savoir se retirer, plutôt qu’attendre que la Faucheuse se charge de porter le coup fatal »

Source: lemonde.fr

Antoine Volodine : « Il faut savoir se retirer, plutôt qu’attendre que la Faucheuse se charge de porter le coup fatal »

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  1. Liam: volodine's prose is as obscure as the paintings he quotes - does that really help me understand his characters?
  2. Ninal: nice to see someone who understands the importance of a quiet exit, especially when the world outside is just getting noisier 🌿
  3. Maya: apparently this is all part of his novel collection 'retour au goudron' but the way he talks about accepting your own mortality in that quote
  4. Noel: volodine's words on knowing when to let go feel eerily relevant after reading his essays last year
  5. Crimson Lynx: his prose is beautiful but can never compare to the intensity of his drawings don't agree with what he said about pulling back though
  6. Zoe: Love how Volodine weaves his stories together like a thread 🌳 can you imagine the sketches behind this watercolor?
  7. Yara: what's the context behind this painting ? doesn't seem to fit the quote at all
  8. Amirmeyer: lovely watercolors but isn't the real question what's the symbolism behind the Faucheuse herself?
  9. Rayan: je préfère quand Volodine explore les dimensions plus sombres de l'humain, ça me semble plus authentique. Le passage au goudron m
  10. Omardoyle: Love the contrast between the delicate painting and Volodine's words on creative self-destruction. That phrase 'la Faucheuse se charge de porter le coup fatal' is
  11. Fractal Sable: Volodine's romanticisation of mortality as some kind of noble retreat is tired. His writing's always been stuck in the 19th century

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