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COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963).

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COCTEAU Jean (1889-1963).
L.A.S. "Jean" with DRAWING, Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat May 27, 1955, [to Jean BOURGOINT]| 1 page in-4.
Beautiful letter illustrated with a large profile in green pencil.
"My dear little brother. Here I am, a little quieter with these academic speeches, and under my coastal sun I think of your inner sun and warm my soul there. The more I go, the less I try to understand the great wave of stupidity and cruelty that covers us. I want to live in the who loses wins of a deep faith in an incalculable and very sweet balance. Long live the foolishness of the heart. Pity the poor intellectuals. I kiss you and rest often beside you"...