Joseph KESSEL (1898-1979). 2 L.S., April-October 1968, to Ab - Lot 232

Joseph KESSEL (1898-1979). 2 L.S., April-October 1968, to Abbé Casy-Rivière; 1 page in-4 with an autograph line, on his letterhead, and 1 1/2 pages in-8. Attached is a L.A.S. from Bernard Clavel to the Abbé, Villers-le-Lac April 6, 1980. April 25. Assures his "dear Casy" that he, too, is "delighted with the friendship that has developed between us on the occasion of Olivier's baptism, and that it took place under the favorable auspices of the mas de Titi [Coste]". He had the promised books sent to him, which he had requested from his publishers, and warned Dr Bénichou, who runs the Orthez clinic, of his correspondent's possible visit... - October 18. He apologizes: "constant travel devours my time and has prevented me from giving you an exact date to meet you in Paris". He thanks him wholeheartedly for visiting his wife Michèle, who has benefited greatly from his visit. She remains his major concern: "Her doctors, who are also great friends, are quite definite: this time, her cure must last at least a year". He hopes she'll agree, and is planning to send her to a Swiss nursing home in the near future, which is "much better equipped for long stays and mental re-education than any in France". He has just spent a week in Perpignan to accompany his brother Georges to see his doctor, and has often seen his friend the poet and artist Titi Coste, who is taking in a young Turkish man "who wants to devote himself to painting and drawing"... [Michèle Kessel will be interned at the Orthez clinic for her alcoholism problems]... A L.A.S. from Bernard Clavel to the Abbé is enclosed, Villers-le-Lac April 6, 1980.