The Blue Flowers follows two unlikely characters: Cidrolin, who alternates between drinking and napping on a barge parked along the Seine in the 1960s, and the Duke d'Auge as he rages through history--about 700 years of it--refusing to crusade, clobbering his king with a cannon, and dabbling in alchemy.
But is it just a coincidence that the Duke appears only when Cidrolin is dozing? And vice versa? As Raymond Queneau explains: There is an old Chinese saying: 'I dream that I am a but.
| Characters | Cidrolin who alternates between drinking and napping on a barge parked along the |
|---|---|
| Queneau explains | There is an old |
| Chinese saying | I dream that |
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