With a career immersed in the context of World War II, and in the shadow of Auschwitz and the question of the silence of God, Simone Weil (1909-1943) offers us one of the most relevant and suggestive philosophical and spiritual legacies of the first half of the twentieth century.

In this book, Josep Otón continues his study of the interiority of mystics, artists and thinkers, focusing on the analysis of Weilian personal experience. Convinced that there is no break between the revolutionary Weil committed to the workers' struggle and the Weil dedicated to religious research, Otón focuses on an enigmatic text —the so-called "Prologue"— whose analysis allows him to reveal some features fundamentals of the relationship between the human being and the Mystery. The "Prologue" reflects the contradiction that pervades Weil's life journey because it narrates two contrasting experiences: an encounter and an absence. The writer describes her encounter with an unknown character and, later, how this mysterious visitor abandons her. It is a metaphor of the spiritual life: God reveals himself and hides himself, manifests himself and hides himself.