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Jean-Paul Sartre Autograph Letter Signed

The existentialist author writes to his love interest in a twelve-page letter

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The existentialist author writes to his love interest in a twelve-page letter

ALS in French, signed at the head of the first page, “J. P. Sartre,” six pages both sides, 6 x 7.75, annotated July 21, 1937. Lengthy untranslated letter to French theatre actress Wanda Kosakiewicz. In fine condition. Accompanied by an export certificate from the French Ministry of Culture. Kosakiewicz was a love interest of Sartre and the younger sister of Olga Kosakiewicz, a student of the existentialist philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir, Sartre's lifelong companion. Sartre wrote that Wanda was one of the reasons that his friendship with Albert Camus went sour.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Art, Literature, and Classical Music
  • Dates: #682 - Ended June 20, 2024





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