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Georges PEREC. *La Disparition*, novel.
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193
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Georges PEREC. *La Disparition*, novel.
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €600
Voluntary lot
Description
Georges PEREC. *La Disparition*, novel. Paris,
Les Lettres nouvelles, 1969. Narrow 12mo, paperback, printed dust jacket. First edition: press copy.
“The verbal fireworks are so dazzling that they blind the reader. It took years before we realised that behind these games of carnage centred on the forbidden letter lies a fable about the genocide of the Jews” (Claude Burgelin, *Album Perec*).
Autograph dedication signed on the title page:
To Mr Pierre de Boisdeffre / with respectful regards from / G Perec
A senior civil servant and writer, Pierre de Boisdeffre (1926–2002) pursued a career in diplomacy from 1968 onwards: notably, he served as cultural attaché at the French Embassy in Brussels. Insert enclosed. The spine of the dust jacket is uniformly browned.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time
10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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