DENOËL Robert - Two letters signed to Marc Barbezat.

Robert DENOËL (1902-1945)

Set of two signed letters to the editor Marc Barbezat

Two pages in-4° in total, on Editions Denoël letterhead.

Paris, December 6, 1943 and December 14, 1943

December 6, 1943

“Sir, I have just obtained quite by chance the summer issue of your magazine “L’Arbalète”. Allow me to congratulate you very warmly on the presentation and content of this review . The number I have in my hands is admirable. I noticed, among the new authors, the text entitled: “Men” and the text entitled: “Enrico”. I find these pages quite remarkable in different ways. If you had a complete manuscript, ready for publication, you would do me great pleasure by showing it to me. I would also be very happy if Mr. Mouloudji could send me Enrico's manuscript . Please accept, Sir, with my very warm congratulations, the expression of my distinguished feelings. R. Denoël. Ps: can we subscribe to your magazine and can we receive the issues in Paris? – If so, send me the invoice for year 43. I will also subscribe for year 44.”

December 14, 1943

“Sir, I understand that you are in no hurry to get your novel published. I simply wanted to inform you of the interest I had taken in the fragment published in “l'Arbalète” and to ask you to reserve for me, if necessary, a sort of priority over reading the complete manuscript. The same goes for Mouloudji's work, which I also find very original. I would be grateful if you could send me the available numbers of “l’Arbalète”. Upon receipt, I will transfer the price of the numbers and postage to your postal check account. If you had time to come see me during your stay in Paris, I would be very happy to meet you. Please accept, Sir, with my very warm congratulations for your remarkable effort, the expression of my most distinguished feelings. »