Hello Melloners!

We’ve been waiting a long time (at least I have!) but its finally time to read a novel (or something like a novel).  For this week’s Mellon, we have Maurice Blanchot’s Thomas the Obscure (don’t worry, its only about 100 pages).  We will also be reading a short Blanchot essay, “The Essential Solitude” from his book The Space of Literature.

This week, Professor Jacques Khalip will be joining us to lead our discussion on Blanchot.  It should be a great meeting!

Below, please find the PDF for Thomas the Obscure. I will post “The Essential Solitude” by the weekend’s end.

Thomas the Obscure by Maurice Blanchot

Blanchot, “The Essential Solitude”

Translator’s Introduction, Blanchot

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