The Book of Shares

by Edmond Jabès and Edmund Jabes

As we approach sharing let us ask: "What belongs to me?"
Balance sheet of a life ratified by death.
Whatever exists has no existence unless shared.
Possessions under seal are lost possessions.
At first sight, giving, offering yourself in order to receive an equivalent gift in return, would seem to be ideal sharing.
But can All be divided?
Can a feeling, a book, a life be shared entirely?
On the other hand, if we cannot...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226388867
• ISBN13: 9780226388861
• Release Date: October 1989
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.7" x 8.8"