Jacques BENOIST-MÉCHIN. Tapuscrit, [Le Soleil de Minuit], 1953; 881 leaves in-4 (plus a few unpag. ff.), in sheets in 2 cloth binders. Unpublished work, composed in prison, a great philosophical and scientific meditation on Life and the future of humanity, at a time of Hiroshima and Soviet power. It is dedicated: "A ma Mère de qui je tiens tout cela J.B.M. Clairvaux, 22 janvier 1953". It is divided into five parts and 18 chapters. I The Discovery of Life (the title reads: "Lecture given on July 15, 1949, to a group of political prisoners at the Saint-Martin de Ré Penitentiary"): 1 Escape to the Roots of Life, 2 Journey to the Sources of Life, 3 The Miracle of Origins. II Le Dualisme du Monde: 4 La Croisée des traces, 5 L'Agonie de l'inerte, 6 L'Ascension du vivant. III The Universe is incarnate: 7 The Mystery of the Incarnation, 8 Coexistence is necessary, 9 The Trajectory of Man, 10 Creation is not finished, 11 The Tenth Muse, 12 The Sanction of Beauty. IV Everything begins forever: 13 The Resurrection of the Flesh, 14 The Fountain of Jouence, 15 The Broken Arches. V L'Office des Ténèbres: 16 Leur Morale est la nôtre, 17 Espérance et liberté, 18 Le Soleil de Minuit. Appendices announced in the notes are not included here.