Calm rhythm, pastel colors, invigorating sea air... yes, perhaps “Amphisbaena” is de Regnier’s brightest novel. In the novel “Romain Mirmo” everything is different: it is like dark red wine, just as tart and burning; its rhythm is the alarming, dull beats of a tambourine; its colors are those of a fiery sunset. But these novels have one thing in common: the futility of human efforts in the fight against such a powerful enemy as Love.