Leonora Carrington, Marina Warner (contributor) · 1944 · EPUB · Calibre ID 2343
Resurfaced in Egypt, China, Jerusalem (2026-10-14).
Role in the triad
The inmate — the plan read as cosmology
Why this book
The patient’s view Yanni says is scarce; Carrington maps Dr. Morales’s pavilions onto Egypt/China/Jerusalem, getting the ward-as-reward ladder right in the wrong vocabulary.
Quotations
Verified against the book’s own text on the day of the reading.
- “Exactly three years ago, I was interned in Dr. Morales’s sanatorium in Santander, Spain, Dr. Pardo, of Madrid, and the British Consul having pronounced me incurably insane.” (23 Aug 1943) | “(By looking at the map, you will see the respective positions of Villa Pilar, Radiografia, Covadonga, Amachu, and Abajo (Down Below); that will enable you to get your bearings.)” (24 Aug 1943) | “The pavilion with this name was for me the Earth, the Real World, Paradise, Eden, Jerusalem.” (26 Aug 1943) | “I realized that I had to find my place in the circle, and sat at 45 degrees to the left of the door” (27 Aug 1943) | “that Covadonga and Amachu and Down Below were not Egypt, China, and Jerusalem, but pavilions for the insane and that I should get out as quickly as possible.” (27 Aug 1943) | Excerpt: “Is Down Below nice?” “Delightful. Everyone is happy there.” “Take me with you.” “I can’t.” “Why not?” “Because you’re not well enough to go there.” (25 Aug 1943)
Themes
Amachu · Cardiazol · Covadonga · demystification · Down Below/Abajo · Dr. Morales · pavilions as cosmology · Santander · Sun Room · surrealism