Fate will bring back the dark summers. “There is a sweetness to existence, a renewed saying, shadows that bring rest, the softening of angles, the growth of plants...”. Resonating like a literary testament, this anthology is the fruit of Etel Adnan's very personal selection: Saisons, Mer et Brouillard, Nuit, Surgir, Déplacer le silence, five collections constituting the quintessence of her poetic work. In them, the writer shares her meditations on the world, myths, history, love, silence, language, advancing age, the contemplation of nature, the quest for beauty, death and rebirth. Blending poetry, prose and philosophy, she offers a fragmentary exploration of reality, questions the human condition and attempts to reconcile memory and time...