The Silent Guest
“The macaw looks at the man, the man looks at us: neither of them speaks, and that is more or less all that happens. He stands facing us, hands in his poc…
€2,400 — Le Yack
“The macaw looks at the man, the man looks at us: neither of them speaks, and that is more or less all that happens. He stands facing us, hands in his pockets, a fir-green jacket over a white shirt and bow tie, dressed with care for an occasion no one has explained to him. Behind him, a pink wall and roses in a pale frame, a setting a little too arranged, like a drawing room someone has lent him. The bird, for its part, asked for nothing. It landed there, blue and yellow amid all that calm, and turned its head towards his shoulder. I still do not know which of the two is the guest. The watch on his wrist is the only thing that says it is today; everything else might have been waiting for a …
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