KESSEL, Joseph (1898-1979)

KESSEL, Joseph (1898-1979)

Autograph carte-de-visite
N.p.n.d [March 1927], 1 p. in-24°
Pencil annotation on backside by another hand : “Reçu le 7 mars 1927”
In fine condition

A rather uncommon name card of Kessel’s first literary years

« Voici “un manuscrit” avec mes meilleures amitiées.
Avez-vous reçu les “Cœurs purs” »

Composed of three short stories, Les Cœurs purs, a collection published in 1927, evokes three destinies taking place in war-torn Ireland, Russia and France. According to Kessel, « instinctive hearts are pure without any moral notion intervening, pure in the manner of a wine, a stone or a poison, pure in their violence and integrity. »