JEAN COCTEAU (1889 1963) Group of three Autograph Letters Si

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"I HATE SEPARATIONS. THE FARCE OF LIFE IS TOO SHORT"
JEAN COCTEAU (1889-1963)

Group of three Autograph Letters Signed, "Jean / [Star]," to "Cher Jean-Pierre,"
in French, reporting that he is improving but feeling weak, reassuring that he is being visited by Spanish friends, decling to commit to date because doctor might require that he stay in the mountains, expressing joy at his joy, congratulating him for not following fashionable pessimism, reporting that "Doudou" [Édouard Dermit] is in Paris working on costumes and set design for a ballet by Roland Petit [Ballets de Paris at Alhambra Theatre], and closing by remarking, "I hate separations. The farce of life is too short." Each 1 page, 4to, third letter on "Santo-Sospir" stationery; folds, minor scattered offsetting to second letter.

Np, 10 September 1953; 31 May 1954; Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, 31 January 1958

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31 May 1954: "What a joy to feel your joy. Our friend's sun warms us both, because here, we miss the sun. Pessimism is fashionable. I congratulate you and myself for not following fashion."