Articles by
Jacques Lacarrière

A Refinery by Night
By
Jacques Lacarrière
A refinery by night: an oriental city with illuminated minarets, a party ship on motionless waves, a hive of phosphorescent bees ... thus can you imagine it from a certain distance away. From afar, everything suggests a party, a grand reception in some city of the future, and images still more enchanting (if you squint a little): a checkerboard of flaming figures, a fortress of stars, an extra-terrestrial vessel descended from the heavens.