Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. The Guide 1
5. Autofiction 5
6. The Chair 10
7. The Museum Visit 13
8. Hegelʼs Cap 16
9. Stones 20
10. History of the Peloponnesian War 22
11. The Certificate 24
12. Pascale Frémondière and Sylvie Masson 28
13. The Sky 31
14. The Harpsichord 33
15. Peter and the Wolf 39
16. Parliamentary Report 42
17. An Overwhelming Success 47
18. Faldoni 51
19. To Live Hidden in Clear Water 67
20. The Door 71
21. The Museum Visit (2) 73
22. Execration 76
23. The Cold 79
24. Moles 81
25. An Encounter 88
26. Decalcifies and Disinfects 93
27. The Rabbit 96
28. Othon Péconnet 99
29. Significant Improvements 102
30. The Pup 105
31. The Staircase 108
32. The Museum Visit (3) 110
33. The Gift 113
34. The Pan 116
35. Works 118
36. Elusive 121
37. The Soup 124
38. Acknowledgments 127
39. Credits 129