René CHAR. L.A.S., [L'Isle-sur-Sorgue] March 3, 1981, to M. Chaudezon, in Pernes (Vaucluse); 2 pages oblong in-8, envelope. Enclosed is the exhibition catalog René Char: manuscrits enluminés par des peintres du XXe siècle (Bibliothèque Nationale, 1980). He apologizes for his silence: "Twice I had the annoyance of putting off until later the words I wished to say to you. First and foremost, there were difficulties with my health [...]. Then difficulties of another kind in obtaining the possibility of buying your beautiful home, on the bar where it was placed. Your understanding, your affability - and your letter to Monsieur Lapeyre expressing them - have touched me deeply. I must give up"... Enclosed is the exhibition catalog René Char: manuscrits enluminés par des peintres du XXe siècle (Bibliothèque Nationale, 1980).