Uncovering Walter Benjamin: Volume 2

Characters of days. In slow time the unspoken passions of the two young men transform into signals of their purity for each other, even as they disappoint. Millions of men their age from all walks of Europe and the Middle East are casually wiped out in days. Characters of days. Big stick figures make pronouncements and plans. Big weapons turn their aim as liberally as the sun. No one seems to believe they are not alone until they can pour their heart into a written letter.