With the fairies, Sylvain Tesson seeks the Grail. He leaves Spain to reach Scotland on foot, by boat, climbing the cliffs to access the promontories.

He looks for fairies in the mist, the rain, the light, the rock, the foam, the night, the movement, the silence. What is he looking for? Eternity? “It’s the sea gone with the sun,” says the poet. You just have to open With the Fairies to understand it. This article is reserved for subscribers. You have 73% left to discover.