Le théâtre dans Looking on Darkness d’André Brink : le roman d’un acteur

But, you may well ask, is this not the true destiny of the comedian, to play whatever role is written for him, however humble, to the best of his ability? Isn’t that his greatness, the real laying down of the self? His professionalism is not in becoming another character, but in being the perfect vehicle for the written page-thin projection or reflection or image of a person, or even of a fleeting feeling in a universe where heaven and earth are words. The veritable actor stinks of ink and sa..