QUENEAU (Raymond). - Lot 248

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QUENEAU (Raymond). - Lot 248
QUENEAU (Raymond). Born in Le Havre. 1903-1976. Philosophy degree (studied under Kojève). Joined the Surrealist movement in 1924. Published his first book, Le Chiendent, in 1933. Joined Éditions Gallimard in 1938. L.A.S. "Queneau" to "Mon Cher Pillaudin" [screenwriter Roger Pillaudin]. S.l., July 6, 1968. 1/2 page in-4 ...I must confess that I haven't read Hitlera. I gave the ms [manuscript] to Lemarchand right away, then I went to the Lot and when I came back your play was out of my circuit. I regret this, but Lemarchand's favorable opinion should reassure you. By the way, shouldn't it be performed? In the 1960s, Pillaudin undertook to adapt for the stage a new Canadian hit, Loin de Rueil, in the form of a musical. It was staged at the T.N.P. (Théâtre National Populaire), and Maurice Jarre wrote the music. The regular exchange of letters between the two men probably dates back to this time; Pillaudin proposed his plays to Queneau for Gallimard, while Queneau tried to export Pillaudin's theatrical adaptations of his books to Broadway...
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