Lawrence Durrell letters to Jean Fanchette, and other material, 1959-1986.

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Lawrence Durrell letters to Jean Fanchette, and other material, 1959-1986.

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The collection consists of two handwritten letters from Durrell in Nimes to Fanchette in Paris, with integral envelopes, as well as a long note written on the back of an envelope addressed to Jean Fanchette, Two Cities. In a letter from Engances written 5 March 1959, Durrell congratulates Fanchette on his new baby and job, and mentions that Vallette has given a boost to Mountolive in his review in Mercure. In a letter from 8 August 1959 from Mazet Michel, Durrell thanks Fanchette for a lively visit in Paris, a visit in which he was reunited with Henry Miller after twenty years. In that letter Durrell mentions that he is putting final revisions on Clea, published in 1960. The collection also contains a brochure from the Fifth Antiquarian Book Fair (London, 1962) with an introduction by Durrell, and a speech by Durrell transcribed by Michael Begnal, given at the Fourth International Lawrence Durrell Conference (April 11, 1986) held at Penn State University.

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Fanchette, Jean

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Miller, Henry, 1891-1980.

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Novelist. From the description of Papers, 1952-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155457225 Henry Miller (1891-1980) was an American author. He was known for his experimental, surrealist novels, such as Tropic of Cancer, which mixed fiction and autobiography. His writing was controversial for its graphic depictions of sexuality, leading to a 1964 obscenity trial in the United States, Grove Press, Inc. v. Gerstein. From the guide to the Henry Miller Letter, unda...

International Lawrence Durrell Conference

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Vallette, Alfred Louis Edmond, 1858-1935.

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Begnal, Michael H., 1939-....

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Antiquarian Booksellers' Association

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Durrell, Lawrence

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Lawrence George Durrell was born Feb. 27, 1912 in Julundur, India; the son of British parents, he grew up in India and spent his young adult years in England; he held many odd jobs such as jazz pianist, automobile racer, real estate agent, instructor, and press attacheĢ; moved to France and became a full time writer in 1957; of his various publications, Durrell is best known for the Alexandria quartet, a tetralogy with titles, Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, and Clea which appeared between 1957 ...