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VALÉRY, Paul (1871-1945)
Autograph letter signed « P.V » [à Maurice Noël]
N.p.n.d, « Saturday », 1 p. in-8°
« If Le Figaro finds it too abstract, send it back to me »
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VALÉRY, Paul (1871-1945)
Autograph letter signed « P.V » [à Maurice Noël]
N.p.n.d, « Saturday », 1 p. in-8°
Paper very slightly crumbled on right margin, tiny tear, fragile in one area (see scan)
Paul Valéry sends an article to his correspondent in Le Figaro
« Mon cher M[aurice].N[oël].
Voici le morceau dur.
Si [le] Figaro le trouve trop abstrait, renvoyez-le moi. En fait d’actualité, il n’a que celle de mon anniversaire n°73…
J’aimerais, si vous l’insérez, avoir une épreuve.
En tout cas, n’oubliez pas la note !
Le malheureux auteur du livre en serait désolé.
Je suis tout vôtre
P.V »
The newspaper opened its columns to the poet and writer in the early 1930s. Paul Valéry, who had been a member of the Académie française since 1925, had plenty of time to address the themes that were dear to him, in his precise and pictorial style.
