Sherzad’s ghost.

Experimental writting: Mixing Paulo Cohelo, Mikhail Bulgakov, Kafka and The Elements of style.

The alchemist took the book that someone brought to the caravan. It didn’t have a hardcover, but he could still identify the author: Mikhail Bulgakov. He stumbled on the story:” Hearth of dog”.

-From Sevilla to Granada, under the balcony in the night…

It was a fake and distracted voice that sang above him. The dog got surprised and widely opened his sleepy eyes; right next to him, he saw the leg of a man on a white stool. His pants were rolled up and a naked yellowish shin covered with scabbed blood was exposed.

“-Holy Moly! Thought the dog.  It must surely be me who scarred him like that. I am responsible. Shit! Il de dammed for a beating now.”

-Why did you bite the doctor, you hobo? Hein? Why did you break the window? You dirty vermin!

“Who hou hou, moaned the dog in complaint.

-Ok fine. You are conscious again, just stay calm you idiot.

Now that I have captured your attention, we can start from the beginning and proceed step by step.

Who am I, you ask? Ah! How curious is your human intellect, so limited you cannot understand my unmeasured essence? Enough is to say I’ve got many names in your human history, amongst them: Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Shakespeare, Albert Camus, and many others. Perhaps you are wondering where has Sherzade gone, and how I know about her existence. What a infinite curiosity you have there! Is it really important though?

Ok, let’s say we met in Tangers, although not the Tangers you know by Tv Documentaries, one from parallel world, that claims being the only true one.

A friend of mine; Jorge Luis Borges built a map of it: “Del rigor en la ciencia”. He build the most sophisticated map with a scale of 1:1; as large as the country itself. But its citizens soon realized that such a map did not provide any insight since it merely duplicates what they already know. This is how my friend Borges proved the delusion that more information guarantees better decisions.

As to you mister chanting Dog, I can only say one thing: avoid foreign languages, you only annoy the reader’s comfort.

-your loving karim