In Search of Klingsor
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Jorge Volpi. In Search of Klingsor
IN SEARCH OF KLINGSOR. Jorge Volpi. Translated by Kristina Cordero
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CONTENTS
EPIGRAPH
PREFACE
LAWS OF NARRATIVE MOTION. LAW I:All narratives are written by a narrator
COROLLARY I
LAW II:All narrators offer one, singular truth
COROLLARY II
LAW III:All narrators possess a motive for narrating
COROLLARY III
CRIMES OF WAR
HYPOTHESES: FROM QUANTUM PHYSICS TO ESPIONAGE. HYPOTHESIS I:On Bacon’s Childhood and Early Years
HYPOTHESIS II:On Von Neumann and the War
HYPOTHESIS III:On Einstein and Love
HYPOTHESIS IV:On Gödel’s Theory and Marriage
HYPOTHESIS V:On Bacons Departure for Germany
BRIEF AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL DISQUISITIONS: FROM SET THEORY TO TOTALITARIANISM. DISQUISITION I:Infancy and the End of an Era
DISQUISITION II:Youth and Irrationality
DISQUISITION III:The Arithmetics of Infinity
DISQUISITION IV:Liberty and Lust
DISQUISITION V:The Search for the Absolute
THE URANIUM CIRCLE
PARALLEL UNIVERSES
THE QUEST FOR THE HOLY GRAIL
LAWS OF CRIMINAL MOTION. LAW I:All crimes are committed by a criminal
COROLLARY I
LAW II:Every crime is the portrait of a criminal
COROLLARY II
LAW III:Every criminal possesses a motive
COROLLARY III
MAX PLANCK, OR A LESSON IN FAITH
REASONS FOR DISCOURAGEMENT
JOHANNES STARK, OR A LESSON IN INFAMY
THE GAME OF WAR
WERNER HEISENBERG, OR A LESSON IN SADNESS
THE DANGERS OF OBSERVATION
ERWIN SCHRÖDINGER, OR A LESSON IN DESIRE
THE LAWS OF ATTRACTION
THE LIAR’S PARADOX
THE DIMENSIONS OF AFFECTION
NIELS BOHR, OR A LESSON IN WILL
CHAIN REACTION
THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE
HIDDEN VARIABLES
KUNDRY’S CURSE
LAWS OF TRAITOROUS MOTION. LAW I:All men are weak
COROLLARY I
LAW II:All men are liars
COROLLARY II
LAW III:All men are traitors
COROLLARY III
DIALOGUE I: ON THOSE FORGOTTEN BY HISTORY
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DIALOGUE II: ON THE RULES GOVERNING CHANCE
THE BOMB. 1
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DIALOGUE III: ON THE SECRETS OF DESTINY
THE REALM OF THE OCCULT. 1
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DIALOGUE IV: ON THE DEATH OF TRUTH
THE BETRAYAL. 1
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DIALOGUE V: ON THE PRIVILEGES OF INSANITY
KLINGSOR’S REVENGE. 1
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END NOTE
ABOUT THE AUTHOR. IN SEARCH OF KLINGSOR
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Just like the journalists who had dedicated themselves to popularizing—or, rather, misinterpreting—Einstein’s theories, Bacon quickly learned the meaning of relativity. The seconds crawled by, agonizingly slowly; it was as if all the underground arteries connecting the universe were somehow, maddeningly, all blocked up. He had been waiting for about forty minutes now. Like a spy or a sentinel, or someone waiting for a miracle to happen, he maintained his vigil, waiting for the physicist to emerge from his office. Each time someone walked past him, Bacon waved hello timidly, and then raised his hand to his head as if to indicate that he had finally remembered the reason that had brought him there, and then walked in the opposite direction until he was certain the coast was clear. He felt like some kind of inept bodyguard, the anachronistic sentry of the Institute for Advanced Study.
Finally the door opened, and Einstein emerged, walking straight toward the exit. He wore a black suit and his hair, Bacon noticed, wasn’t nearly as white or as messy as it appeared in photographs. This was the moment he had been waiting for. But at the last minute Bacon faltered, and that one moment was all it took. Einstein scurried past him down the staircase. The great physicist hadn’t even noticed Bacon as he ran downstairs; he simply went on his way, indifferent to that dim shadow. By the time Bacon realized his mistake, it was too late. The professor was already out of the building. There was no way he could run and catch him by surprise; the idea was to make the encounter appear casual. If it seemed premeditated, Einstein would just get rid of him as quickly as possible. Bacon was furious at himself, but he was not about to give up so quickly. In an almost dreamlike state, Bacon began to follow Einstein—at a prudent distance, of course—digging deep into his coat pockets, leaving Fuld Hall behind.
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