A work of genius

[fpb]

A work of genius in history is something which takes a subject and gives a view of it that is comprehensive, penetrating, and novel. Of the three, being comprehensive and penetrating are the more important requirements, but novelty - not in the sense of cleverness, but in the sense of making you feel as though everything you are looking at is new

Comments

[shezan]

And NOW I want to read this!

the gravitational pull of bureaucratese, artificiality, obscurity for its own sake, and professorial flatulence

SO VERY TRUE in French too. And so beautifully put.

And you love Fruttero & Luccentini! This makes me very happy.

If a publisher were interested, would you translate this book?