MAURIAC, François (1885-1970)
Autograph letter signed « François Mauriac » to Jacques Boulanger
[Paris] 89 rue de la Pompe, 31 Oct[ober] 1920, 1 p. in-12°
« Friends are telling me today about a very kind review you gave of my novel »
Fact sheet
MAURIAC, François (1885-1970)
Autograph letter signed « François Mauriac » to Jacques Boulanger
[Paris] 89 rue de la Pompe, 31 Oct[ober] 1920, 1 p. in-12°
Autograph address on verso
Slight ink spots indicating that Mauriac folded the letter when the ink was not yet dry
Mauriac thanked his correspondent for the glowing review published in L’Opinion for his recently published novel, La Chair et le Sang
« Monsieur,
L’Argus devient aveugle : des amis me parlent aujourd’hui du compte-rendu que vous avez fait de mon roman [La Chair et le Sang] ; et je ne l’avais pas eu. Je ne veux pas attendre que mon libraire m’ait fait parvenir le numéro de L’Opinion, pour vous exprimer ma vive gratitude et ma sympathie.
François Mauriac »
Published in October 1920 by Emile-Paul Frères, La Flesh et le Sang est l’histoire is inspired by the suicide, in 1909, of Charles Demange, nephew of Maurice Barrès, one of Mauriac’s early literary masters. The writer also returns to his own personal questions and torments of love.