‘I am not a scientist, confesses Ãrik Orsenna, I am a rover. A rover with a special weakness for the sort of trivial questions that leave not only parents but even experts fumbling around for an answer: Why is the night dark? Why does water wet? … And why do currents flow? It so happens that ever since childhood I have been in love with ocean currents, in love withthose rivers hidden in the water. I love letting a current catch me up, and then drifting, asthough I were on holiday: someone strong has suddenly taken you into the palm of his hand. All you have to do now is let yourself be carried along. In Portrait of the Gulf Stream Ãrik Orsenna embarks on a journey of discovery, to tease the secrets out of the Gulf Stream, who he calls the friend of my childhood , who he had a very special relationship to: In my family, Catholic by tradition, it was understood that some of our prayers should express gratitude to God (for all His works) and, a close second…
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