About the book: year / "We are all, without exception, captives of Modernity, and we are almost all submissive to the difficult yoke that history has placed on man. With each century, more and more “works and days” of our ancestors weigh upon us. We are all bound by mutual responsibility. But some of us, by the nature of our souls, are drawn to Tomorrow, others are captivated by the charm of bygone days…»