BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989) - photo 1

BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989)

Starting price
€ 700
Auction dateClassic
21.03.2024 13:00UTC +02:00
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CHRISTIE'S
Event location
France, Paris
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ID 1173246
Lot 201 | BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989)
BECKETT, Samuel (1906-1989)
Carte autographe signée à Michel Surya, datée "Paris, 7.11.[19]85".
1 p. sur une carte in-16 (100 x 150 mm). Encre noire. Enveloppe jointe.

Superbe hommage rendu par Samuel Beckett à Roger Blin, qui avait créé En attendant Godot en 1953 au Théâtre de Babylone, à Paris. Acteur et metteur en scène, Roger Blin (1907-1984) fut également le gérant de la Gaité-Montparnasse. Il monta plusieurs pièces pour Beckett, dont il avait découvert les textes via Suzanne Dechevaux-Dumesnil, future épouse de l'auteur. Avec pudeur et concision, les quelques lignes montrent la force du lien qui unissait l'auteur au metteur en scène.

"Tout allait de soi entre nous, sans problèmes ni discussions. Sa rencontre fut une des grandes chances de ma vie. Je ne saurai jamais dire combien je lui dois ni quel ami j'ai perdu."

Beckett répond ici à une solliciation de l'écrivain et éditeur Michel Surya (né en 1954), également connu pour être le biographe de George Bataille, qui souhaitait consacrer un numéro de sa revue Scènes à Roger Blin. Le projet ne vit jamais le jour.

A vibrant hommage to Roger Blin, who created En attendant Godot in 1953.

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