"At the party for Barthes's 1977 inaugural lecture at the Collège de France, Foucault confronted Robbe-Grillet: 'I have you told you this already and I will say it again, Alain: when it comes to sex, you are, and always have been misguided!' Barthes rose to his defense, reminding Foucault that Robbe-Grillet was, at the very least, a pervert. Foucault replied: 'Ça ne suffit pas!' "

Werden ooit, in amper vier zinnen, drie karakters beter samengevat?

(uit: London Review of Books, 31 juli)