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“When Kafka allows a friend to understand that he writes because otherwise he would go mad, he knows that writing is madness already, his madness, a kind of vigilence, unrelated to any wakefulness save sleep's: insomnia. Madness against madness, then. But he believes that he masters the one by abandoning himself to it; the other frightens him, and is his fear; it tears through him, wounds and exalts him. It is as if he had to undergo all the force of an uninterruptable continuity, a tension at the edge of the insupportable which he speaks of with fear and not without a feeling of glory. For glory is the disaster.”

Quote by Maurice Blanchot

Book:The Writing of the Disaster
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The Writing of the Disaster

This book delves into the ways in which disasters have influenced and been depicted in literature and the arts, examining the narratives and themes that arise from such catastrophic events. more

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Maurice Blanchot
Maurice Blanchot

Maurice Blanchot was a French writer known for his profound philosophical thoughts and unique literary style. His works spanned across philosophy, literary criticism, and fiction, profoundly influencing French culture in the 20th century. more

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