I didn't know that Klaus Barbie had had children.
Nor grandchildren for that matter.
But now I do.
One of them is a physio in Rome.
(1) For my readers who would not know Jean Moulin, he was a hero of the French Resistance who was tortured to death by Gestapo officer Klaus Barbie in 1943. The title refers to the the eulogy read by André Malraux (2) the day Jean Moulin's ashes were transferred to the Panthéon.
(2) Now if you don't know who André Malraux is, get the fuck out of my website.
5 comments:
To think I only read Malraux for the first time last year- little did I realise how close I was to being kicked off your website.
How on earth do you know your physio is Klaus Barbie's grandkid? Does s/he have a giant swastika on the door? Are they called Klaus Barbie The Third? I am deeply puzzled...
Jayne- Do not under any circumstances underestimate the power of the Agency.
Whoops. Sorry. Forgot your Secret Squirrel credentials!
It's ok. In reality it's only because he hurts me plenty.
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