La Semaine sainte
€610.00
Aragon’s monumental novel of the upheaval-filled Holy Week of 1815 appeared with Gallimard in 1958. The spare nrf design suits a broad, classically told narrative that is nonetheless modern in gaze and montage. Characters are swept up by the political earthquake, the prose balancing historical accuracy with lyrical meditation. This copy is a service de presse with a warm presentation to Maurice Druon, a Resistance comrade and later fellow writer. It is both a literary landmark and a piece of post-war intellectual history in book form. For collectors: original state, notable provenance, and a major text.
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Aragon, Louis
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La Semaine sainte
1958 | Paris | Gallimard (NRF)
First edition S.P. with presentation to Maurice Druon, in nrf glassine.
Aragon’s monumental novel of the upheaval-filled Holy Week of 1815 appeared with Gallimard in 1958. The spare nrf design suits a broad, classically told narrative that is nonetheless modern in gaze and montage. Characters are swept up by the political earthquake, the prose balancing historical accuracy with lyrical meditation. This copy is a service de presse with a warm presentation to Maurice Druon, a Resistance comrade and later fellow writer. It is both a literary landmark and a piece of post-war intellectual history in book form. For collectors: original state, notable provenance, and a major text.
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