KESSEL (Joseph), 1898–1979.

KESSEL (Joseph), 1898–1979. 6 letters from "Jef" to Germaine SABLON, [circa 1940–1947]. A beautiful collection of intimate letters from Joseph Kessel to the singer Germaine Sablon, his partner during the war years, blending romantic concerns, wartime events, travels, and confidences about his literary work. Germaine Sablon (1899–1985) would play an important role in the Resistance; after fleeing to London, she became the first performer of “Le Chant des Partisans” in 1943, for which

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