L'Aveuglette
Jean Paulhan“It’s been quite a while since men discovered everything that was important to discover”. Herodotus.
Dedication by Jean Paulhan
“the photographic eye, too, only sees after a long stay in the shade. ”. Plato
Dedication of Jean Paulhan to Jacques Brenner
“He who looks does not see.” (Proverbs) To Paul Neuhuys, most willingly in the world, Jean Paulhan
“Man belongs, as is natural, to the chicken totem. ”. (Bridges, Morals of the Fuegians) To Michel Planchon, very cordially, Jean Paulhan
Jean Paulhan has brought together in this little book four texts written at various times in his life: The art of influencing, Letter to the doctor, The Guardians, Egyptian women. At first glance, there are few links between these pages, which range from the evocation of a childhood memory to a commentary on Mimes by the Egyptian moralist Ptoh Hatep. However, when we read them, the same impression remains: that of a confidence about obscure things, rather ill-defined than mysterious, which we had not paid attention to, both in our own lives and in that of individuals and civilizations of the distant past. The Blind is the end word, like the title of this book.
Exemplaire d'André Breton :
Recueil de quatre essais écrits à des époques diverses par Jean Paulhan, paru en 1952 chez Gallimard à Paris.
Première édition.
Envoi autographe signé de Jean Paulhan à André Breton : « Pour André Breton, le plus affectueusement du monde, Jean Paulhan »
[catalogue de la vente, 2003]
Editeur : Le Point du Jour