NIN (Anaïs)

Deux lettres autographes signées à Maurice Nadeau

s.d. [1964] et 11 mai 1964

2 LAS au format in-4, la première lettre pneumatique d'1/2 p. à en-tête de l'Hotel d'Angleterre, 44 rue Jacob à Paris 6e, la seconde d'1 p. sur papier à en-tête "Air France, en plein ciel"

Deux lettres autographes signées, rédigées en anglais, adressées à Maurice Nadeau à l'occasion d'un voyage à Paris en 1964.

Dans la première, elle demande à Maurice Nadeau de lui accorder un rendez-vous.

Dans la seconde, non datée mais probablement rédigée à son retour (sur papier à en-tête d'Air France), elle revient sur les imprécisions concernant la fin de sa relation avec Henry Miller telle que racontée dans la biographie de Miller par Alfred Perlès qui avait parue à Londres chez Neville Spearman en 1955, des révélations qui paraîtront prochainement dans son Journal en ce sens (le premier tome sera publié en 1966) et de son nouveau livre intitulé Collages (Denver, The Swallow Press, 1964).

LAS du 11 mai 1954 (tampon postal) : "Dear Mr Nadeau; I would like to meet you while I am in Paris for a few days. Would you be kind enough to call me up to let me know when it would be convenient ? Sincerely Anaïs Nin".

LAS, s.d. [1964] : "Dear Mr Nadeau, I did not want you to think me unjust to Fred when I spoke of his innacuracies (sic). My close friendship with Henry lasted ten years - and really began when Fred says it ended - as you will see when you read more of the diary. It was a fruitful and good relationship which died a natural, not unnatural death. The appearance of the diary will embarass (sic) Fred. I could never understand why he falsified this. When I asked Henry he said they had many arguments on various aspects of events (while Fred stayed at Big Sur) but Fred stuck to his errors and Henry added : and I believe a man has a right to his fictions ! In fiction yes but not in biography. So now at least you know why I was mocking the accuracy of Fred's book ! I am sending you the notice of a book by a friend Anna Balakian - as you are interested in American literature. Let me know if it might interest you. I was delighted to have met you and your wife. Anaïs Nin. Henry loves my new book Collages so I'm sending you a copy !".