Evidently I’ve been mixed up in situations-the Jewish situation-which were none of my business, I had no business being there. So all that, it made some noise, some boiling, the guns, the waterfalls. There you can say it was finished and well finished, the white civilization. How’s that for catharsis! The fall of Stalingrad is the finish of Europe. The tragic Greeks had the impression of speaking with the gods … Well, sure … Christ, it’s not everyday you have a chance to telephone the gods. They remember personal little stories which aren’t tragedy. Most authors are looking for tragedy without finding it. Journey to the End of the Night, Death on the Installment Plan-that should’ve been enough … I got into it out of curiosity. An author doesn’t have so many books in him. They like us to amuse them without abusing them. Those’re people with whom you’ve got to be gentle … You can’t beat them up. So what can I say to you? I don’t know how to please your readers. Interviewed by Jacques Darribehaude & Jean Geunot Issue 31, Winter-Spring 1964
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