Silence as a modality of mystical experience in the work of Sylvie Germain
The Figurativeness of the Language of Mystical Experience January 1, 2021 Silvia Rybárová
Silence, in the work of French author Sylvie Germain, is both a sign of God's discreet presence and a human act of humility and patience, according to an analysis of her essay Acte de silence (2011). The article argues that silence is necessary for mystical experience and examines a passage from her novel L'Enfant Méduse (1991) to illustrate how this understanding shapes her poetics of the transcendent, a feature that continues in her later novels.