GIDE, André (1869-1951)
Autograph letter signed “André Gide” to Muni
[Nice, Clinique du Belvédère], 18 May [19]49, 2 pages in-8, envelope included
“For almost 3 weeks in the clinic and still unable to write…”
Fact sheet
GIDE, André (1869-1951)
Autograph letter signed “André Gide” to Muni
[Nice, Clinique du Belvédère], 18 May [19]49, 2 pages in-8 on letterhead, envelope included`
Touching letter from convalescent André Gide with a hesitant writing, in the last months of his life
“Charmante Muni
Depuis bientôt 3 semaines en clinique et encore incapable d’écrire je veux pourtant que vous sachiez quel réconfort m’apporte le témoignage exquis de votre sympathie. Le sourire de ces rarissimes et merveilleuses fleurs vient aider à une convalescence. Je voudrais pouvoir vous envoyer cette photo que vous avez la gentillesse de souhaiter. Forcé de vous la faire attendre. Que de vœux pour ce spectacle auquel j’aurais eu si grand plaisir d’assister… Hélas ! Il n’en peut être question. Mais de cœur et de pensée avec vous.
André Gide”
During his stay at the Belvedere Clinic André Gide wrote the last pages of his diary (1942-1949) which were published the following year by Gallimard
Actress Marguerite Dupuy, known as MUNI (1929-1999), played the title role of Amal and the Letter of the King, a play by Tagore adapted by Gide, given by the Rideau de Paris at the Théâtre des Mathurins on June 15, 1949, in a staging by Jean Marchat
We include:
-2 leaflets and a brochure for the 1949 performances
-2 prints with André Gide et Muni in Saint-Paul de Vence and Muni performing