Comme un roman. Grenoble, 2025.

    This scene shot at a flea market reminded me Stendhal's famous statement (in Le Rouge et le Noir) that a novel is a bit like a mirror carried along a road, sometimes reflecting blue sky and some other times reflecting mud puddles : "Eh, monsieur, un roman est un miroir qui se promène sur une grande route. Tantôt il reflète à vos yeux l'azur des cieux, tantôt la fange des bourbiers de la route". What Stendhal did not specify however is who are the muses carrying it. Maybe this photo brings an answer to that question.