ABSTRACT
Imagine Artaud and Michaux, both Francophone writers of the twentieth century and great admirers of Chinese culture, meeting with the ancient Chinese thinker Zhuangzi for a chat. What would such an encounter be like? Should not Artaud and Michaux be particularly interested in hearing what Zhuangzi has to say, since they have read about him and are fascinated by ancient Chinese thought? Would the three thinkers discover common interests and argue about differences in opinion? How would such a conversation transform their ways of thinking, and ours?
