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Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin

Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin"

mardi 25 août |13.4 x 20.9 cm|Une feuille

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Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to his housekeeper or caretaker, "Chère Madame Quentin." One page on a single leaf written in black ink, on NRF letterhead, accompanied by its envelope bearing the autograph address of the recipient. Horizontal crease inherent to the folding of the letter for mailing.

 

Given that his own mother had been a housekeeper, the writer does not merely concern himself with domestic matters when addressing his employee. He also inquires after the wellbeing of his "Chère Madame Quentin" following her vacation: "I shall be in Paris on Monday or Tuesday at the latest (thus the 31st or the 1st). Could you ask Madame [...] (Pintres?), upon receipt of this letter, to stop forwarding my mail. I hope you were able to rest a little during the month of August and I send you my most faithful regards." (our own translation). 

 

Accompanied by a telegram once again to Mme "Quentin 86 Rue de Varennes," dated "5-59."

 

Autograph letters signed by Albert Camus are highly sought after today. This one bears witness to the considerate language the writer uses towards Madame Quentin, his housekeeper, a trade he knows intimately through his mother.

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    CAMUS Albert
  • Year:
    mardi 25 août
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    13.4 x 20.9 cm
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Albert CAMUS • Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin" • Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin • Autograph • 1959
Albert CAMUS • Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin" • Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin • Autograph • 1959
Albert CAMUS • Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin" • Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin • Autograph • 1959
Albert CAMUS • Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin" • Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin • Autograph • 1959
Albert CAMUS • Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin" • Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin • Autograph • 1959
Albert CAMUS • Autograph letter signed by Albert Camus to "Chère Madame Quentin" • Lettre autographe signée d'Albert Camus adressée à Madame Quentin • Autograph • 1959
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