THE SILENCE OF WRITING
PART ONE. WHAT IS ERASED IN THE HEART
1. THE SIESTA
2. THE FACE
3. SPACE, DARKNESS
4. THE DANCE
5. THE ABSENCE
6. BEFORE, AFTER
7. THE GOODBYE
PART TWO. ERASED IN STONE
1. THE SLAVE IN TUNIS
2. THE RENEGADE COUNT
3. THE ARCHEOLOGIST LORD
4. DESTRUCTION
5. THE SECRET
6. THE STELE AND THE FLAMES
7. THE DEPORTED WRITER
Abalessa
PART THREE. A SILENT DESIRE
“Fugitive Without Knowing It”
Arable Woman I
FIRST MOVEMENT: OF THE MOTHER AS TRAVELER
Arable Woman II
SECOND MOVEMENT: OF THE GRANDMOTHER AS A YOUNG BRIDE
Arable Woman III
THIRD MOVEMENT: OF THE MOTHER AS LITTLE GIRL
Arable Woman IV
FOURTH MOVEMENT: OF THE NARRATOR IN THE FRENCH NIGHT
Arable Woman V
FIFTH MOVEMENT: OF THE NARRATOR AS AN ADOLESCENT
Arable Woman VI
SIXTH MOVEMENT: OF DESIRE AND ITS DESERT THE WOMAN WHO CONSOLES
Arable Woman VII
SEVENTH MOVEMENT: SHADOWS OF SEPARATION THE MOTHER-IN-LAW
PART FOUR: THE BLOOD OF WRITING
YASMINA
THE BLOOD OF WRITING — FINAL
GLOSSARY
ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND TRANSLATOR