de Chazal is known for his aphorisms, but it is his longer essays and insights that struck me. 'The Word', an extended essay on the mystery of being, delves deep into a symbolic way of understanding how being comes to being of Being. The originality and power of his vision comes through in his language. The translation, by Jean Bonnin, is good - a few strange constructions but otherwise very readable.
Malcolm de Chazal is looking at the universe, space-time and spirituality and arriving at a unique manner by which to consider existence. Everything is part of the whole and everything exists in a fundamental state which is beyond mere consciousness. In this, the sequel to Magical Sense, de Chazal has cast his vision wider: he coaxes us to consider the great quandaries, but in order for us to do this he provides us with definitions and insights to equip us with the necessary tools to be able to analyse those big questions in the first instance. In addition to these…
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From the National Book Award-winning author of Just Kids
Selected as Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, i paper, Metro and Harper's Bazaar
'Magical' GUARDIAN
'A gripping tale of the search for meaning in times of turbulence - expressed with Smith's signature poetic flair' VOGUE
'Extraordinary ... A tense, teasing mix of reality and dream' Sunday Times
'A melancholy mood and poetic language distinguish Smith's third memoir' BBC
'Her willingness to look closely at life's closing chapters makes for a magical book' WASHINGTON POST, 'The 10 books to read in September'
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