The UnsaddledA captivating and wide ranging interpretation of accidental dismounting. In Pascal Quignards writing, philology hunts for wild game in a dark forest. The Unsaddled, which features horses as its central figure, is no exception. Taking off from puns, multifarious imagery, and metaphorical meaningsto be baffled, to be thrownthat the books title provides, Quignard focuses on life changing moments. We meet George Sand (whose father died after being thrown