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Chambord stairs

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Chambord stairs
19.99 €
The famous French writer, winner of the Prix Goncourt Pascal Kinyar, a remarkable stylist, explores in this novel the subtle nuances of human relationships - love and friendly affection, envy and enmity. As a metaphor for these relationships, the author chose the spiral staircases designed by Leonardo da Vinci for the Chateau of Chambord, which stands in the Loire Valley, winding around the empty space in the center of the castle's main tower. The ingenious construction allowed you to stand face to face with the person on the other staircase, but not converge with him. How is it, the novel's hero thinks, that you always go up the stairs alone? And you always come down alone, too. And always, always diverge from those whom you see opposite, very close.....
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