Emmanuelle

Emmanuelle Arsan (1932 –12 juin 2005) romancière française d’origine thaïlandaise, principalement connue son roman érotique “Emmanuelle”.
Incipit:

“Emmanuelle prend à Londres l’avion qui doit la conduire à Bangkok. L’odeur de cuir neuf, semblable à celle que conservent, après des années d’usage, les autos britanniques, l’épaisseur et le silence des moquettes, un éclairage d’un autre monde sont d’abord tout ce qu’elle peut saisir de ce décor où elle pénètre pour la première fois.
Elle ne comprend pas ce que lui dit l’homme souriant qui la guide; pourtant, elle ne s’en inquiète pas…”

“Emmanuelle sale a Londra sull’aereo che deve condurla a Bangkok.
L’odore di cuoio nuovo, simile a quello che anche dopo anni di uso conservano le vetture britanniche, lo spessore e il silenzio delle moquettes, un’illuminazione da altro mondo, sono ciò che percepisce al suo primo impatto con questo ambiente in cui si avventura per la prima volta.
Non capisce cosa le sta dicendo l’uomo sorridente che le fa da guida; eppure non se ne preoccupa…”

“Emmanuelle boarded the plane in London that was to take her to Bangkok. At first, the rich smell of leather, like that preserved in British cars even after years of use, and the thickness and the silence of the carpets, a lighting from another world, were all she could grasp of the environment was entering for the first time.
She did not understand what was being said to her by the smiling man who was guiding her; yet she was not upset…”