French writer (1894-1968). Autograph letter signed. Includes a postcard signed by her and her husband André Maurois. Neuilly-sur-Seine and Chantilly. 4to. One page on the author's stationery. Postcard showing the Château de Chantilly, with an autograph envelope addressed to the wife of Maurice Delamain.
180 €
(88818/BN58712)
A postcard addressed to the wife of publisher Maurice Delamain by Simone André-Maurois, wife of French writer André Maurois, expressing her regret over having missed a social occasion due to her husband's obligations: "Nous avons été désolés ne pas pouvoir assister à la réception que vous avez donnée". André Maurois adds two lines under the text and signs. - A letter to a friend in which de Caillavet reports the latest news about the Proust family, namely Marcel Proust's niece Suzy Mante-Proust and her husband Gérard Mante.
She mentions that Suzy Mante-Proust has returned safely from Mégère (where her eldest daughter, Dominique de Puységur, was due to give birth), and that she was called to Paris by the sudden death of her grandmother, who was buried the day after: "Suzy Mante-Proust est rentrée bien de Mégère (où sa fille aînée, Dominique de Puységur, doit accoucher cas jours-ci), rappelée à Paris par la mort subite de sa grand-mêre, que l'on enterre demain...". - The French writer Simone André-Maurois, born de Caillavet, was the second wife of the writer André Maurois. She was the daughter of the playwright Gaston Arman de Caillavet and granddaughter of Anatole France's mistress Léontine Arman de Caillavet; her family and that of Marcel Proust were connected through friendship..