“Strange how, as desire relaxes its grip on her body, she sees more and more clearly a universe ruled by desire. Haven't you read your Newton, she would like to say to the people in the dating agency (would like to say to Nietzsche too if she could get in touch with him)? Desire runs both ways: A pulls B because B pulls A, and vice versa: that is how you go about building a universe. Or if desire is still too rude a word, then what of appetency? Appetency and chance: a powerful duo, more than powerful enough to build a cosmology on, from the atoms and the little things with nonsense names that make up atoms to Alpha Centauri and Cassiopeia and the great dark back of beyond. The gods and ourselves, whirled helplessly around by the winds of chance, yet pulled equally towards each other, towards not only B and C and D but towards X and Y and Z and Omega too. Not the least thing, not the last thing but is called to by love.”
Quote by J.M. Coetzee
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The book presents a series of interconnected episodes in the life of Elizabeth Costello, a celebrated novelist from Australia. Through her travels to give lectures and participate in conferences, the narrative examines her evolving thoughts on topics such as animal rights, censorship, the nature of evil, and the limits of reason. The work blends fiction with philosophical inquiry, often blurring the line between the author's own views and those of her protagonist, and raises questions about the responsibilities of writers and the power of storytelling. more
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