← Julien GracqThe Castle of Argolby Julien GracqSymbolic castle harbors arcane rituals and profound philosophical mysteryFind on Amazon↗About the authorJulien GracqFrench author associated with surrealism whose novel The Opposing Shore (Le Rivage des Syrtes) evokes the atmosphere of waiting for apocalyptic war with hypnotic intensity. He famously refused the Prix Goncourt in 1951.More by Julien GracqThe Opposing ShorePoetic meditation on war, memory, and temporal experience on coast→Balcony in the ForestSoldier at forest border waits for war in suspended psychological state→A Dark Stranger→LettrinesEssays and meditations on language, literature, and artistic creation→
