French naturalist writer (1850-1893).
ALS in French. Nice. 1 p. on a 4.5 x 3.5 personal stationery card,.
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Letter concerning a „Portuguese translation of Musotte,“ a three-act play adapted from Maupassant's 1882 novel L'Enfant. In fine condition. Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant is considered the greatest French author of short stories next to Stendhal (1783-1842), Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), Gustave Flaubert (1821- 1880) and Émile Zola (1840-1902). In L’Enfant a hardened bachelor falls in love with a young girl (or more precisely with her foot). On the wedding day he learns that his ex mistress is going to die and that she wants him to raise their mutual child.
Arriving back home to his bride he confesses everything and she says: „Well, we will raise this little one.“ Gustave Flaubert, a friend of Maupassant’s mother, was crucial for his career. Flaubert supported his first literary attempts. With the publication of his novel "Boule de Suif" in 1880, Maupassant achieved fame and fortune that enabled him to travel extensively. He wrote about 260 novellas as well as several novels ("Bel Ami", 1885). Living with mental problems since 1891, Maupassant died in Passy near Paris in 1893..
French novelist (1850-1893). Autograph letter signed "Guy de Maupassant". [Paris]. 12mo. 1 p. on bifolium.
$ 2,672 / 2.500 €
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Charming letter to Maurice Sand, accepting an invitation to a puppet play: "Je serai tout à fait heureux d’aller vous serrer la main et vous applaudir Mercredi soir. Et je verrai vos marionnettes avec un plaisir infini. Présentez, je vous prie, mes compliments respectueux à madame Sand [...]". - Maurice Sand was a talented puppeteer and puppet maker who was often assisted by his famous mother in the creation of new puppets and scenarios for his plays. One of George Sand's final publications was a long article on puppet theater in Le Temps that was inspired by the work of her beloved son.
Guy de Maupassant was a friend of the family and admirer of George Sand. - On stationery with embossed monogram and lithogr. address "83, Rue Dulong"..
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Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893), Schriftsteller. E. Brief mit U. Wohl Paris, o. D. 1 S. auf Doppelblatt. Kl.-8°. – An Maurice Sand (1823–1889), den Sohn von George Sand, über eine bevorstehende Marionettenvorstellung: „Je serai tout à fait heureux d’aller vous serrer la main et vous applaudir Mercredi soir. Et je verrai vos marionnettes avec un plaisir infini. Présentez, je vous prie, mes compliments respectueux à madame Sand [...]“. – Maurice Sand war bekannt dafür, daß er zum Zeitvertreib kleine Stücke für Marionetten entwarf, bei denen es keine Dialoge, sondern lediglich ein Szenario gab. Die Puppen hierzu fertigte er – oft unter Mitwirkung seiner Mutter – selber an. – Auf Briefpapier mit gedr. Monogramm und Adresse.