Joseph KESSEL (1898-1979) writer. 2 L.S., April-October 1968 - Lot 158

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Joseph KESSEL (1898-1979) writer. 2 L.S., April-October 1968 - Lot 158
Joseph KESSEL (1898-1979) writer. 2 L.S., April-October 1968, to Abbé Casy-Rivière; 1 page in-4 with an autographed line, on his letterhead, and 1 1/2 pages in-8. April 25. Assures his "dear Casy" that he too is "delighted with the friendship that has developed between us on the occasion of Olivier's baptism, and that it took place under the favorable auspices of the mas de Titi [Coste]. He has sent him the promised books that he has requested from his publishers, and has informed Dr. Bénichou, who runs the clinic in Orthez, of his correspondent's possible visit... - October 18. He apologizes: "constant travels devour my time and have not allowed me to give you an exact date to meet you in Paris". He thanks him wholeheartedly for having visited his wife Michèle, who has benefited greatly. She remains his major concern: "Her doctors, who are also great friends, are formal: this time, her cure must last at least a year. He hoped that she would accept, and he planned to send her soon to a nursing home in Switzerland, "much better suited for a long stay and for mental rehabilitation than all those in France. He has just spent a week in Perpignan to accompany his brother Georges to see his doctor, and he has often seen his friend the poet and artist Titi Coste, who is taking in a young Turk "who wants to devote himself to painting and drawing"... [Michèle Kessel will be interned at the Orthez clinic for her alcoholism problems]... Attached is a L.A.S. from Bernard Clavel to the Abbé, Villers-le-Lac April 6, 1980.
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