The quoted text is taken from Mimina Moralia #33. The reason why you haven’t found it may be that it was lost in the Suhrkamp editions up until 1979, whereafter it has been added. I haven’t got the English translation, but it may be missing there as well.

I just found your weblog, and I have already ordered your book, which seems very interesting.

best,
Torben
Denmark

Oh dear, that must have been my evil twin, Jon! I don’t want to scare you, honestly!

Lovely – looking forward to more. I keep meaning to come back here and read, drink in the nifty combo of wisom and wit, but got kinda scared last time.

It’s only virtual, so I can’t get bruised physically, so back I’ll be

Thanks, Maria, but don’t bother buying it — it’s overpriced, very slim, and dry (and no, I’m not talking about myself…!). I’ll pull out pieces of it here, by and by, hunt around for the juicier parts…

I am so glad to see your post on Adorno — and am looking forward to more. The bit you quoted, especially this “And even if countless people find reprieve, could one imagine that what has occurred in Europe will not have consequences, that the quantity of victims won’t turn over into a new quality — barbarism — of society itself?” is a welcome reminder, not about European history or the Shoa as such, but about the logic of these processes … which is still very much at work — isn’t it?

You’ll have me climbing up the shelves of our bookcase (we have a very tall one), to dust off my Frankfurt School books.

Never mind the Frankfurt School … I think it’s time I bought a copy of YOUR book!

Keep these posts coming!