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Druon, Maurice – A signed typewritten letter from Maurice Dr…
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90
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Druon, Maurice – A signed typewritten letter from Maurice Dr…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€15 - €25
Voluntary lot
Description
Druon, Maurice – A signed typewritten letter from Maurice Druon dated 21 April 1982. Including a typewritten copy of a 3-page extract from a speech delivered in 1978 – A 12-line typewritten letter signed by Maurice Druon, dated 21 April 1982. ‘I regret that I am unable to endorse the text you have sent me. I am enclosing what I believe to be appropriate…’, accompanied by a 3-page text taken from a speech delivered in 1978. “A genius, yes, Malraux, but more dazzling than consistent; he proceeded in flashes, often emerging from sulphurous mists. He is not like Goethe or Valéry, minds that constantly and supremely radiate an even light. He tore holes in the darkness, and art was his path towards the divine…”, also enclosed are two letters on his letterhead but signed by his secretary. Maurice Druon (1918–2009) was a French writer, historian and politician. A member of the Resistance from the very beginning, he achieved literary success after the war (the Prix Goncourt, the 30th seat at the Académie française, etc.).
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ID: 88412466
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