Saint-Cirq-Lapopie

Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana, probably Adriana Salem, 20 lines in blue ink.
Fold marks inherent to postal handling and small marginal losses due to removal of the leaf.
Violette Leduc is still in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: "... bloquée par les belles choses cherchées et trouvées dans la nature : des grosses, des vieilles pierres de couleurs, des fossiles" ("... blocked by the beautiful things sought and found in nature: big, old colored stones, fossils") and cheerfully enjoys her walks in the open countryside: "J'ai marché des kilomètres et des kilomètres sous la pluie, sous l'orage ..." ("I walked kilometers and

Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana, probably Adriana Salem, 21 lines in blue ink.
Folding inherent to mailing and small marginal lacks due to removal of the sheet.
Thank-you letter sent from her Versailles home: "J'ai bien reçu la boîte de gâteaux, merci de tout mon coeur, comme c'est gentil." ("I received the box of cakes, thank you with all my heart, how kind.")
Violette Leduc being mentally ill, she informs her correspondent of her medical treatment program: "Simone de Beauvoir m'emmenera à la Vallée aux Loups, dans la clinique du Dr Le Savoureux mais Diatkine me reverra avant ici, c'est long enfin si j'e

Autograph letter signed by Violette Leduc addressed to Adriana Salem. One page written in blue ink on a school notebook sheet.
Transverse folds inherent to mailing and small marginal losses due to removal of the sheet from the notebook.
Charming letter sent from Saint-Cirq-Lapopie: "Me voici à Saint Cirq La Popie (sic) depuis vendredi dernier et m'y voici seule. [...] L'été est revenu, et il s'est installé depuis mon départ. C'est un site extraordinaire, connaissez-vous ?" ["Here I am at Saint Cirq La Popie (sic) since last Friday and here I am alone. [...] Summer has returned, and it has settled in since my departure. It's an extraordinary site, d

Autograph letter signed by André Breton addressed to Jean Schuster; one page written in black ink on a double sheet of white paper. Envelope included.
The writing of this letter coincides with the publication date of the very first issue of the journal Le Surréalisme même: "At last! Considering the closed object, let us say that there is nothing left but to await events..." Breton, then at his house in Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, plans to return to Paris for this occasion: "This was necessary - and the great cold of the morning - to bring us back to Paris: we will be there Friday and I will stop by the Musset in the evening."
Jean