The writing of the disaster reflects upon efforts to abide in disasters infinite threat first published in french in 1980 it takes up the most serious tasks of writing to describe explain and redeem when possible and to admit what is not possible neither offers consolation. The writing of the disaster reflects upon efforts to abide in disasters infinite threat first published in french in 1980 it takes up the most serious tasks of writing to describe explain and. The writing of the disaster reflects upon efforts to abide in disasters infinite threat first published in french in 1980 it takes up the most serious tasks of writing to describe explain and redeem when possible and to admit what is not possible neither offers consolation. The writing of the disaster is where the ashes of those who remain without a grave are buried testimonial and testamentary literature testamentary because it is testimonial 3 the notion of disaster is a particularly complex movement of thinking because as is often the case with blanchot concepts unfold in paradoxes or even in aporias