He is a quiet fellow, in his room, in the middle of the city. And yet, angels come to rove about him and within him. One day they are strange angels with the heads of clowns; the next day they have dark eyes and sharp fangs. If he throws one out the window, another comes in through the door. If he locks them in his closet, they reappear in his bed. I Will Not Come, by Arnaud Rykner, here presented for the first time in English, in a superb translation by Sue Boswell, is a highly unique and mysterious novella, that will enwrap the reader in an uneasy flight between heaven and earth.