Le Monogramme

1972

by Odysseus Elytis

Le Monogramme is a brief yet profound work by Odysseus Elytis, a Nobel Prize-winning author. Elytis cherished this book deeply, considering it akin to his own version of the "Cantique des cantiques."

This poem is a beautiful tapestry of desire and mystical quest, intertwining the profane and the sacred, the everyday reality and the cosmic impulse. It wasn't until the current edition that a French translation by Natalie Depraz did justice to its essence.

The text is elegantly accompanied by eight calligraphies from Bruno Gigarel.

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