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The Gods Are Athirst
Anatole France · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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Souvenir here can be a physical keepsake as well as an act of remembrance. Brotteaux makes small hairwork pieces for prisoners who wish to leave something behind; Maubel encloses a lock of hair and asks his sister to preserve his pictures in memory of him. Art, craft and bodily material offer distinct ways of maintaining a relation beyond the expected execution.
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- Chapter XVI, paragraph 61bFrenchen mémoire de moi: in memory of me. Maubel asks his sister to keep the collection.
- Chapter XVI, paragraph 62Frenchune mèche de cheveux: a lock of hair. He places bodily material in the farewell letter.
- Chapter XIX, paragraph 9Frenchde menus travaux en cheveux: small hairwork pieces. Brotteaux’s craft helps pay for Longuemare’s accommodation.