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QUENEAU Raymond.
2 corrected typescripts, one partly autograph, Zazie dans le métro, 1958| 289 pages in-4 and 29 autograph pages, and 221 pages in-4.
Two complete corrected typescripts of Queneau's famous novel, the first giving a primitive version with important autograph developments.
These two typescripts are preceded by a first title page bearing this chronological precision: "Commenced 17-8-53 in Bidart. Typing of pages 1-220 of the mss started on 11-11-55. resumed on page 5 on 22-5-56. resumed on page 68 on 25-4-57 (the mss being on p. 230)". They are both dated at the end: "Bidart, Sorrento, Neuilly 13 August 1958 - 20 September 1958". The novel was published by Gallimard in January 1959, and was very quickly a great success.
The first typescript consists of 286 typewritten pages in-4 (27 x 21 cm), some of which are highly corrected, and 29 autograph pages added on school notebook sheets (22 x 17 cm), all preceded by 4 unencrypted ff. The whole is preceded by 4 unnumbered pages bearing the title and the name of the author "Timoléon Laverdure", as well as the autograph epigraph in Greek taken from Aristotle.
This typescript is abundantly crossed out and corrected: it contains more than 700 autograph corrections, in black ink or red pen, and more than a hundred lines crossed out| 7 pages have been crossed out and two almost entirely rewritten by hand. The additions are important, in the line spaces or in the margins, or on the 29 pages inserted in the typescript, in red pen or black ink.
It is on this typescript that Queneau finalizes the famous incipit of the novel| the first sentence of the typescript was: "What people can stink, says Gabriel. The first sentence of the typescript was: "What people can stink, thought Gabriel"| Queneau crossed out the beginning and replaced it with "Doukiputan", which he then crossed out to write "Doukipudonktan"| and he corrected the rest: "Gabriel wondered excitedly". Page 3 is entirely crossed out, and Queneau rewrites Zazie's arrival and her dialogue with Gabriel on a page of a schoolboy notebook| Zazie's first sentence: "I think I guessed it was you" is crossed out and replaced by "Jsuis Zazie, jparie kté bien mon tonton". Zazie's first "Mon cul" is given two explanations, which are not retained. Etc.
The 2nd corrected typescript has 218 pages in-4 (27 x 21 cm) in figures, preceded by 3 unquoted pages with an autograph page for the epigraph in Greek and a title page bearing Queneau's name and address in Neuilly.
There are nearly 700 autograph corrections, with about twenty lines added and more than 80 lines crossed out. On p. 23, the famous sentence "Tu causes, tu causes," says Laverdure, "that's all you know how to do" has been added by hand. Typographical indications show that this manuscript was used for the composition of the book.
These two typescripts remained unknown to the editors of the Romans de
Queneau in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
Attached is a set of documents relating to Louis MALLE's film based on Zazie dans le métro (1960): 7 press clippings about the film| an illustrated fold-out program of the film| a publicity photo| 2 duplicate typed letters from Queneau concerning the transfer of film rights (December 24, 1959)| the draft and autograph manuscript of a tribute by Queneau to the actress Yvonne
Clech, interpreter of the widow Mouaque (1 p. in-4 each, plus typescript)| correspondence addressed to Queneau (9 typed documents, including a contract for the sale of Zazie dolls, a l.s. from Napoleon
Murat for Nouvelles Éditions de Films, 2 letters from Jean Rossignol, one of which explains why the producer Raoul Lévy rejected René
Clément to direct the film).
2 corrected typescripts, one partly autograph, Zazie dans le métro, 1958| 289 pages in-4 and 29 autograph pages, and 221 pages in-4.
Two complete corrected typescripts of Queneau's famous novel, the first giving a primitive version with important autograph developments.
These two typescripts are preceded by a first title page bearing this chronological precision: "Commenced 17-8-53 in Bidart. Typing of pages 1-220 of the mss started on 11-11-55. resumed on page 5 on 22-5-56. resumed on page 68 on 25-4-57 (the mss being on p. 230)". They are both dated at the end: "Bidart, Sorrento, Neuilly 13 August 1958 - 20 September 1958". The novel was published by Gallimard in January 1959, and was very quickly a great success.
The first typescript consists of 286 typewritten pages in-4 (27 x 21 cm), some of which are highly corrected, and 29 autograph pages added on school notebook sheets (22 x 17 cm), all preceded by 4 unencrypted ff. The whole is preceded by 4 unnumbered pages bearing the title and the name of the author "Timoléon Laverdure", as well as the autograph epigraph in Greek taken from Aristotle.
This typescript is abundantly crossed out and corrected: it contains more than 700 autograph corrections, in black ink or red pen, and more than a hundred lines crossed out| 7 pages have been crossed out and two almost entirely rewritten by hand. The additions are important, in the line spaces or in the margins, or on the 29 pages inserted in the typescript, in red pen or black ink.
It is on this typescript that Queneau finalizes the famous incipit of the novel| the first sentence of the typescript was: "What people can stink, says Gabriel. The first sentence of the typescript was: "What people can stink, thought Gabriel"| Queneau crossed out the beginning and replaced it with "Doukiputan", which he then crossed out to write "Doukipudonktan"| and he corrected the rest: "Gabriel wondered excitedly". Page 3 is entirely crossed out, and Queneau rewrites Zazie's arrival and her dialogue with Gabriel on a page of a schoolboy notebook| Zazie's first sentence: "I think I guessed it was you" is crossed out and replaced by "Jsuis Zazie, jparie kté bien mon tonton". Zazie's first "Mon cul" is given two explanations, which are not retained. Etc.
The 2nd corrected typescript has 218 pages in-4 (27 x 21 cm) in figures, preceded by 3 unquoted pages with an autograph page for the epigraph in Greek and a title page bearing Queneau's name and address in Neuilly.
There are nearly 700 autograph corrections, with about twenty lines added and more than 80 lines crossed out. On p. 23, the famous sentence "Tu causes, tu causes," says Laverdure, "that's all you know how to do" has been added by hand. Typographical indications show that this manuscript was used for the composition of the book.
These two typescripts remained unknown to the editors of the Romans de
Queneau in the Bibliothèque de la Pléiade.
Attached is a set of documents relating to Louis MALLE's film based on Zazie dans le métro (1960): 7 press clippings about the film| an illustrated fold-out program of the film| a publicity photo| 2 duplicate typed letters from Queneau concerning the transfer of film rights (December 24, 1959)| the draft and autograph manuscript of a tribute by Queneau to the actress Yvonne
Clech, interpreter of the widow Mouaque (1 p. in-4 each, plus typescript)| correspondence addressed to Queneau (9 typed documents, including a contract for the sale of Zazie dolls, a l.s. from Napoleon
Murat for Nouvelles Éditions de Films, 2 letters from Jean Rossignol, one of which explains why the producer Raoul Lévy rejected René
Clément to direct the film).