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    The Infinite Conversation Maurice Blanchot ‘Translation and Foreword by Susan Hanson Theory and History of Literature, Volume 82 University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis and London ‘by the French Minty of Cltre for transain ofthis book. yi tye Reet te Cae f ene ‘Sly Bx Cpr 0 Bs Gi ‘igure, No pt pen my bpd ee ee me, tet yeasty ome dts cae yo ran oe ‘ote pw pa eae Pitie y Ueniy of inn es Fansite hand Sasso aso ee ay of Compe Cte ton Du (ean eg) ‘inca ol Sen by a Hon, nm Chey ml ivy ote) ‘le haga tes ie ‘See Ose ator). ‘Son ouatt0 gor nr re) ‘tiene yn iPr 1 Tie a Se Poe nse Siac ede XVIII The Absence of the Book Letus uy question tht to sy, welcome in he form af queton wht cannot ech the point of questing 1, ~ Tas insane pe of writing.” Wit hse words, snp a8 they ae, Mase opens up writing wing: Bu these simple words are such ut tak great dea of ines great ayo experimen, th werk ofthe wor, outlene miners, works lt and sated ti movement of Laon ge, and finaly, the uring oi of nti crisis —for eso bein under Sud wads big eepare on th basso his nda etn ats anon by coming. 2. ~ Apparel weve only base what writen ready tee, ayeg ‘uel carefree. Appar De Birt one owe, the oe wh ok {nto tne and wood nde ancient is, as ard eon othe domands of ew renga eferene pot and giving seman aber be nas ‘hing all latins heween sing a he wsble- Wha eI hing ws ‘otsomehing more, someting aed oor things, tna aoteven soma [essa sbacton of mane, aol in lao rei. Then what wa ‘Ap inthe were: nothing hat var vis hing iv. Tsp the fit reac ws eagles by this a aba acne, bt wit kwing a8 ‘hg abou ic And ete Was 0 second rader bea eng rm nO undesood a he vise presets mdtly ise, Ht 03 intel ie was sirmod precy order to make is sapesranc in the absence of te bok pose, 3, ~ Cultures toun the book The bok a eposory anda ecepale ‘tinowialge tecomes Went wih knowledge. The bok nt only he tok found ire, tha ays cereal the como fr odd Jecasare role pin volumes, Ths bok sth Bok, ilo bee be wi ‘ee, aays already ie hoop penetra by rene, te ook con sts the aioe for every poy Of reaing A ws. “The ben sis of re dst metiptons, There the epic book ‘Thoteok act as eel of knowledge age, deters bok ese ad ater given, deerme form of tole. Bu th ook oki never Simply empire. The bok nthe upre ofkatwlsge We wold Kno mthng if tere didnt always ein in advance the impersonal ern of th on a ‘more essen, the por disposition to wee and wo ved conse nee) ook sd afin serene bok. The lt ofthe ook th, the ili af psi hat ais hae signed no te snr. An hole th wilt endtbe aod withthe romans (Noval), the amore ‘igoroaly wi Hepl, te sil more aia’ ough ma ieren wy) with ‘Mala ash oat) of retaton (alse owe, or the Wark in eh ‘wold be accomplished ther cnsciouness, which Enos elf and cre ack ‘oelaieravng extra ein tsa eked gore, ta ‘ge losing pon own airman snd sealy pened ctu capita hemp ook te bok: oman ol een a all rig: and the ook ay or Work. Bt with ncresing refinement ed truhall hse forms assume tare book cons knowlege he presence of ‘orehing tt is vitally preset and alvays imei accel, ony withthe ep of mations an elas. Soman thre hat the bok pees inresening se, nd tha ean anistes an remus hough sai. tion intelfeofs presence. Somsting t,o he lowest vl the psec ‘of conten ra sgl: then, on higher eve, he presence of form, of Someting tt sins or opersten ado atl highs eve te devcopeet fof system of resins Ut always lea thee, only 2 pons ‘ome The book enfoldtime, ulin, bd hls tudinal ie comionty of prescae tn which preset, pst, ad future bec scl 4, = The absence ofthe boot revokes al coaay of presence jot los the questions bane by the Dok, Its nt he bok nero nr ‘nino elidel Meaning. Raber soe the book, thug ensued ‘iit oor so mmc isto the rfreneto anti hat es aon “Temorethe Work sumer mening sss mien, rnnng inset stall oc bal lee fons anda he power of dour, the more the absense ofthe work seems about to props et, without, however. ting ieibe dexgst. Tis crs wth Mallar With Mme the Work be ‘essa of hela ean snes lf a someting al would cee ‘eh tela ei topes). A movement of eres where he ‘eskdsuppeatsinto he dbsece ofthe wok, bat whee he absace fe Work Incresingy escapes By ring Wf beng no mare han he Work tha at slays already appeared. 5. ~ Theat weg i led wo the absence of th wrk, bat inetd lnhe Work book. The mass of rings ane games lation ‘of wring loner nt brmee he wing ad prod ofthe Book but sought book’ proditon, between Ue at of weting an the b- tence ofthe work "To writ iro produce the bseace of the work (woes, nnerkig |sésoamrement). Or apa! wring ithe bene ofthe wot spree selva he work, Waeesing gh. Weng es unoking Cn the 3e Ure sense of he word) he sane gue, he indeterminacy tates etween ‘ean and nest, "What hopper the bok in his “ume” in whch worklesses i et oose nhc eprton of wring? The back he psige oan fit move Bat som wong aan epertion owing s weeks usage at Ime mpets, Wring pcs by way of ebro, bt he bone not hat tobi tis cestind ts esi) Weng pases trough he bok, accomplish Ings hore even as it disappears tee et we oot writ forthe ook. The ok! a se Ry ch Weng goes ows he absence Af he hak 6, ~ Letty o gin a sere undenanting of th celin ofthe book to the absence ofthe Bok 1) The tok ply akc rl nome went thre a oder tnt only the dal of Scour canbe ccmpsed, bal cure a let, The bok soe work langage pecorms on isl: hough here had tote ie Bok in ode forlnguage to become conscious fil i rer foe Inguge to gasp self and couple is ins nome. Yeti took tht hae Become nwerkvea more, the whole erry roe ss, whether car ise na fog stesso oaks or mat ena Sing Dok ore the space at ke he plc of tha bookie a once more 3 ‘Sook han eerbocks and sendy este the book ouside easy o Book std ouside dialect. More aback: a bok of nowldgescaely exits 3 book, 2 ome unling te wor, en cer and, claims esinglr tung, replaces itis almost a person. Hence te dangers tendeney foe tbe wrk to prone isl ina masters, an teenie isl ht istosy. digest wt rely ied yt, at sho-and is bmorepeemin sone sy el, Al yet eyo Sie te ook pce hgh he wr ely mle open e Jneupion~ dough whe meray of wag pases amd wee ong ‘tse tren ayo gag) ca stan ht ans seo an Moree nthe work, ng skal hanging deion—or ce he ls fs dissin ge he ogo at ep sand ows setts ater ngage ins ration tater So one can) at the ror ste eter bok le ow desing Some tegen te Boo raed othe Copal Ler amd Abela he toot and ten betwen he wo sac a th tse Wor et only expe nd where tne dong el te 7, ~ Tae ead of te acto wring dos mot ese eter inthe book o in the ork. Writing te work, wecome unr th tract of haseee a ie wi ‘We mcs fal sort ofthe wor, bt we a mt by th eso, by hi fl Ing, ude the sce o he absence of th wor. 18, The Dok: a rae by which he ety of writing which eles on ds zune and allows elo Be cried aloes by th vast oni coarse in ‘tet, atti separate tl from tis do thers of deur ear ‘ng care te mca at etn ita opens oe bene oe oak. (OF ann ibe rough which wen, malig the given of ele of "experienc" and knowlege, hat sw), oun, grcurs ater pst ‘twill conte an ney new modal ef cease as wand wl b- ‘une inarate wih, even ot cams to erate The aber ofthe ook: reat, you wold keto es ator, ingen ro metas the purl ede of te Work How long wil ast —this ek ha ane by he hook and tat expels the bok rom self as oot? Produce th book thn 0 Kw separate den ge from ein is daperson Ths wl bt ean jon have pesuce he ab soe ofthe ook. 9. — The ook (he ivilzaon of the ton) ais he sme) at ‘easier isa ye of laos ht orders ie ess a int bok ‘wre the ved sl blog oa src. Bo the absence he bk snot {oundedona wring hat levers makand desines decal movement wheter his mover uns a ier fs fr nga ted on ond ‘runes from ot ofa ceer omar the safe of a sphere. Tho absence of "he book mals appeal oa wring at ee ot oma lh! does st ‘selon, nd ht st comet with cavoming efor ith going ack over feats eae her ‘What hat sumons us 0 vet when the ine ofthe book, deteeied bya elation of epoing-end, ane space of the bok, deters by dep ‘ment fom 3 eter, ce nse emcee? The atacton of ue) ek tae ‘The ine ofthe book detrinoy th enna end (ps far) rao, onthe biota preence, The ce of hbk: ermine dy seloyment ‘ater, elf conned asthe search fo an erg ‘Wherever threisaspstem retin tha odes oramenory hat rans wherever wg steel wih thse ofa tac tht eding regards {ne pho maning (efersig tis race back wan gn whose signi). nd when capes sel belongs astute and allows for ase, here [Arne wie, we tvays wie from ot of ts exterior of wring a api Aheersry often, ad awaye the weapon wha writen a "Te atracion of pure) extern the place where, sine the oui "pre ees any nero, ring does ot tise down i te aor ofa spital (ramet presece, iescrbing el and tea leaving ma, ce, of 4 Sedimestary deposit that woul allow one w tack dwn a i estore Stel presen or ety, pln, noe of psene onthe bass ‘Wing mars bi aves ao ac; oes tare us workout way ‘tack fom soe vestige oF gh to ayn ler hn sll a (pure) exter inriy-neer given, never constiiting or stern af na rats of ity wih a presence be sen, to be heard), withthe tality of presence or te Unig, pest absen. "When we begin wig, we are eterno benno we ae ot wring ring does at go along wih begining 10, ~ Tough the Yook, the isgit—the ccrgy—of wing ees rest in and scr tobe wock (ergo); bathe bias othe work aways om he ‘Sut call pont rxpodo te deur ofthe ute where what alized anger fds mse elation fun. ‘Wehve no ids” of the abn ofthe work: nt a presence, ceil, wali aotethe dexrucon of wt woul prevent crenfony a annen To dry th work, wtih lf i dea a nt he timation ad thedreamofthe work oder theists) nething hea ht destruction woul afice-an enh soa plas evil ot pone sl Te neptve an wo ong be work where the aration a as he works tien place. And in 9 case can the negate lent the bene of Be werk “To rend would nent readin he bok he absence ofthe bok, ana ¢ eases, 1 price this abenc preselywhre ht is 0 gue of the ‘ok ing ier abn or present Gee by am abence or pees). ‘Theabseseof te bok s never cotenperteour wh hk anna ts absence would anmuncs el fom ct of ster time ut base fom ths absence comes the very som omtmporanciy fom ea of which, to, comes. The abence of he ook abeaysdverpog, slays wit elation ef resoce with sel an in sacha way thats ets rc ie apm ‘lr bya sing rede in te presents reading unless, a he en ih ‘he preset tn prt, sade = “Te ataction of (ure) exteirty oe Yio of pce as stance; ag- ‘mentation hat sends us back nothing moe thn the rapmenty ‘Theahseme of te bok: the pre dtrontion othe ck tse play ith reference othe pce in whlch rbd he reins dying of he ‘ook: Towrte:th lion thee of eer bok wht nthe Bok wo ‘re deserpioe a sein exigency atie dco, etide langage, TO wrt a te edge of the book, oe the bak ‘This writg outside language: wring tat WOuld De in a king of orignay manner language energies amy ojo either present sen of langge. Tis wring would nver the wring of man th isto ay never (God's wring ier at mst the wring of he ober, of dying sl 1. ~ Thebuek begins with he Bilin which he lag is isc 8 a. Here the bok ati ts wasurpssbe meaning, cling what exceeds ts ‘bounds al ies and cart be goo pas. TRe Bibl tele langage ois ‘cig whatheritbe writen spoken is neue forth aio tthe Joga era hat pens ant enres fra Ing bil se amine esr ‘he ible oo onl flrs u he precinct ne ofthe oak ene paraleed example, tao enconpase look, no ter how alin they se {o biblical eveltion, knowledge poy, proplcy, and proven, brass I ids in tthe sprite bok. The books ht follow th be ae sways con ‘enporneous wit ic the Bible ube grows, increases on sown hough ‘nine gow ha eves ident, being freer sanctioned by he el ‘on of Unify usta th tn Law st forth and eon he monlaps, the Onc ‘La the nwo Uy hat aot be trangrsied nd tht epaton sone cont “he Bible: testamentary book where tele, the vents declare, "hasty, the desing af pec boa te one who Dons mpage and where he consent wo del rough thsi at se gi of sae ts 'o.uy, a, the destiny of is elation speech o languge ht dale. 1s ot eae the ible is ser bok thatthe books dering from =the ‘ie rary poste marked th the hol sg nde so Be Tang oth tesopcal rem Irjohe oponte e's bese he sent te slians or oven of sees efll a bok an tok he ot and Sac ofabookthat these” (whats seperate rom rig) found i ace incology. The bok is eseataly ological Tiss why the Ss mais Sonor the heigl and a the only one ha coatinos to uno) could oly ve bee nthe frm of bok In som: tense Cox oly emis Gs (oly Be ‘omes divine mc tHe pela tah the Dok ‘Nalin, faced ith he Bein whic God is God, elevates the wor vehi he ate game of wring eso work and already davon Isle Cousterng nica due gune aces char The Wot, he a Iaeot visandot wing, wowors ele dsonue] ve befor it has ex ‘complished before, in acomplising ise, ris hepsi oF accom sb, The Work sil belongs othe book thee blp oii he [bil arate o every Work ye idesigues nt neu te iguneon fame and aspace ht ar other pose ht which so longer airs al {a telaionouny. The Wodk ss bok eas Malas use his mae. The ‘Workin which the absence of the work ol sway Teds he Who ism Tonge ill Mallen th pot of madness, IF we ca, aor andor is he oie of sh lit hat onc crowed, olde Scie madness ro wh ‘Re wot veo cnsate a hist" eg of made” —concrved t ‘he indeison hat dos tt dele, o ese as nomads, is more seataly ‘ma this would Behe abyss" he ays, Ba the eg ofthe abs, Sus! whats writen as necesty inh book esounces self as hacen stestreneot ibook Wht thon sy thera ove antares Speech By vie OFS aang, ona ath, he eho he se 12, ~ The anos ofthe books suc a node to sas el ical {oct dgy of eae The nme ta of nomena pacar at sp ore rn, reno rg rp a. The ono ‘holt kowiedge of sytem ith he sae Hegel: this elton betwesa he Bock snd Hegel, destiing he ater with he Dok nd cayiog hi lng in \deveopnet, ade Hegel ia pstHezel a Hoge Mary, ad ea a Manx ‘adcal frig to Hegel wh coniaues to writs, gi ine, oa, and 10 aim he sult law of writen sore $hatashe Bo aks te mame of Hegel, sore exe ore sce) onymiy, he we ketene of Mra, he frac ois at Mak iment ny knows tha he anne the Work shi i) wien head ‘ation hs place con witha his way of Reng atoms, bi also Snes acl hm the thro the Work athe very mnt he propor bi. sel hyperbola, sth omer the ever vig wife power read the nonpesent Wok in ether words he powe to espond y hisbene,o Be alway sl bent work (De abou work noting he bene of he werk, ‘bing eve septa fr by a ral be) a this sense thei already» dave dace between Hoga’ book nt ‘Maliame’s work; a iferece evidenced byt diferct way of eig snowy ‘mos inte ramingand igang of tei wrk, Heel oes ot de, eve fhe ‘vows him inte agement or uring abot ofthe Spt sige every ‘ysem sil ames hm, Hoge is eve stagter names, Mallat hod wore without elton and sack of lini layoutn the Wk sablahing be wor as wht woul be frbieno is pacar Malem, ic wuld te to anyone else bearing mame, de ke woul ef the werk ‘ive asthe power of accomplishing fi hand rough ll. The Work 3 {ed fom the ane ot cause ul te podued wat anyone ote ‘but becaas is anonymity ars Being anys an aed outs what ‘cermiphe mune Th book nthe whole, whatever orm ths taliy mip, and wheter he stature of th ay ior mt whl ire om wh ‘tela reading sss to Hepl The Work onthe wv aely use {he wns, but ints esgnaton stil daigates sa abc The Work ‘sot bod p with succes ith completion anh book tu wih sae altough distr is yet anther afin ofthe aot ‘Lets ay iy hi ebook can ala eg emis ndierent to mhcever would so; the work~ Festi as daster~ ruts teanaton eaus tat whosneer clams to wrt rerouoe half ay lf a Css

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