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218 - Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Autograph letter, addressed to Je…
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Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) Autograph letter, addressed to Jean Demélier. Paris. 31 March 1969. Dear Jean. Thank you for your letters and drawings. I’m in Paris for ten or fifteen days. Then … I hope. …, it’ll be all right. Best wishes. Sam. On card, in an envelope. Jean Demélier (1940–2023). Poet, writer and illustrator, he was Samuel Beckett’s first French biographer. According to him, he was one of Beckett’s closest friends: ‘I was the one who wrote the first essay about him in French; that’s how I came to know him. He was a tremendous friend, a tremendous benefactor to me and, until my last breath, I shall remember him with tenderness and emotion…’
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About the sale SALE OF THE JEAN DEMELIER (1940–2023) STUDIO COLLECTION
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Auction time 07/09/2026 at 2:30 PM
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