Daniel Guzmán: the man who should be dead: notes on the dead house, the fire and the tale
According to Guzmán, the central inspiration for The Man Who Should Be Dead is hexagram 18 (Ku: decay) of the I Ching. The hexagram has a double message. Firstly, that something has been spoiled, and, secondly, that what has been spoiled needs to be worked on.
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