Bolano's Geometry
"Espinoza went out into the backyard and saw a book hanging from a clothesline. He didn't want to go over and see what book it was, but when he went back into the house he asked Amalfitano about it.
"'It's Rafael Dieste's Testamento geometrico,' said Amalfitano.
"'Rafeael Dieste, the Galician poet,' said Espinoza.
"'That's right,' said Amalfitano, 'but this is a book of geometry, not poetry, ideas that came to Dieste while he was a high school teacher.'
"Espinoza translated what Amalfitano had said for Pelletier.
"'And it's hanging outside?' said Pelletier with a smile.
"'Yes,' said Espinoza as Amalfitano looked in the refrigerator for something to eat, 'like a shirt out to dry.'"
~~ from 2666 by Roberto Bolano
"'It's Rafael Dieste's Testamento geometrico,' said Amalfitano.
"'Rafeael Dieste, the Galician poet,' said Espinoza.
"'That's right,' said Amalfitano, 'but this is a book of geometry, not poetry, ideas that came to Dieste while he was a high school teacher.'
"Espinoza translated what Amalfitano had said for Pelletier.
"'And it's hanging outside?' said Pelletier with a smile.
"'Yes,' said Espinoza as Amalfitano looked in the refrigerator for something to eat, 'like a shirt out to dry.'"
~~ from 2666 by Roberto Bolano
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