The Mistake or the Second Life of Sylvain Regard
Jean Daniel
1953
I had learned of Louise’s suicide upon my return to Blida, my hometown. Spring had just filled the streets with the insolent beauty of those impassive young women. Violent yet secretive, as in Spain or Corsica, a long tradition had endowed them with an appearance of cold modesty, whereas, like grenades, they are primed to explode. Where were they…
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