On told us there was rien and we went to pick him up

The strength and emphasis on diction questioned us. Errien, in the Picardy language, the native language of the region, also reinforces that deep sound by giving it an air of gravity, at least for the foreign ear. ESTE detail, which might perhaps seem anodyne, ended up being central. What does that nothingness so present on so many lips evoke?" Irma Estrada, from the text of the book.