Autograph letter signed.
4to. 1 p.
$196.00
Beautiful letter to the poet and novelist Joë Bousquet, asking him for an inscribed copy of his novel "La Tisane de Sarments" from 1936: "Je m'excuse beaucoup d'écrire, comme cela, sans préparation, mais je vous aime infiniment. Voulez-vous m'écrire ? Voulez-vous m'envoyer Tisane de Sarments avec un mot de vous ? Je pense souvent à vous, vous savez... quelle chose que la vie.... quel truc ! Le ciel et la terre, et tout... Nous en reparlerons, n'est-ce pas, quelque jour. N'ayez pas peur. Tout sera compté et payé".
Despite Audibert's assurance that he is writing "unprepared" and loves Bousquet "infinitively", the tone of the letter appears to suggest an underlying conflict or grievance, although we do not know more about the relationship of the two men.
Joë Bousquet was severely wounded on 27 May 1918 near the Aisne battlelines and returned from the war paralysed. He led a secluded life in Carcassonne surrounded by his books. His correspondents and visitors included Paul Éluard, Max Ernst, and Simone Weil.
With minimal tears and minor browning.
