Over a span of 83 years, the old writer moves 25 times. Each time he moves he keeps his writing area the same.

He has an ancient black desk with a narrow drawer in the middle. On top of this desk sits his typewriter, perfectly centered. In the right-hand corner is the same pale green lamp with its paper brown shade. To the immediate left of the lamp there is a picture of his wife and children. He keeps a ream of blank typing paper on the right side of the typewriter. Printed papers go on the left side. Dali’s Impressions of Africa hangs above the left half of the desk.

The writer considers himself a Surrealist.