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Louis ARAGON – Signed autograph card

Louis ARAGON (1897 - 1982), French writer

Autograph card signed “Louis A.” to Monique Chambaud. 16 Cité du Parc, Nice, October 27 (1942); 1 page in-12°. Addresses on the back of the card: Ms. Monique Chambaud, 127 rue de la Trésor, Bordeaux. Postmarks and stamps.

The writer and resistance fighter Jean Cayrol was arrested following a denunciation in 1942 and deported to the Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp. Aragon strives, within his limited means, in these difficult times, to publish his friend's writings, but he essentially warns Monique Chambaud to be very careful about what she writes in her letters. Rare and remarkable card from Louis Aragon which never mentions the name of the deported writer so as not to risk compromising himself, he knows the dangers involved, the letters must not be hidden from the control service: “Dear Madam - I have received your three cards and I am doing my best: I have sent to Carrive the number of Fontaine, the article by Gros dans le Figaro (a large article from “No man's land”, and I am writing to Seghers (who was traveling) about “Mirror of Redemption!” I fear that it will not be possible to send the copies you request to Paris when the book is published. On the other hand, I have seen it personally. Ballard, and I spoke to him seriously, he promised me an article in the “Cahiers”. He took note of your address and will endeavor to send you dried fruits from Algeria practically in packages of this kind. However, I have written to Mac Pol in this regard. For what you tell me in your last card (undated, but which seems to be from October 18), believe me that I share your anxiety. and if there are friends who can do what is impossible for me, I will beg them to do it. Without much illusion, but not wanting to neglect anything. I don't really know what I could send from here, Nice being the emptiest place of the two zones [reference here to the free and occupied zone]. If you wrote to Pierre Segh [Pierre Seghhers] (by saying what can help our friend, I mean what kind of food, nothing else), it is possible that from Avignon he could do something; and I would recommend you to receive the package yourself. I am writing to you on rue Thibaud, if I understand you correctly. But I would like to ask you in a friendly manner to take great care when writing to me about your vocabulary. I understand the trouble that pushes you to express yourself as you do; but you must know that current circumstances could force me to interrupt this correspondence even because of the compliments you lavish on me. Please do not focus too much on the confusing terms of what precedes, and which arise mainly from the fact that I fear to offend you if my thoughts remain confused..."
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