"the writer: "a spy sent into life by the forces of death. His main objective is to get the information across the border, back into death. Then he … - Paul Bowles

"the writer:

"a spy sent into life by the forces of death. His main objective is to get the information across the border, back into death. Then he can be given a mythic personality: 'he spent time among us, betrayed us, and took the material across the border.