Élémir BOURGES, Writer, Novelist (Manosque 1852 - Auteuil 19 - Lot 627

Élémir BOURGES, Writer, Novelist (Manosque 1852 - Auteuil 1925) - Beautiful literary letter to his Dear Auguste BOURGEOIS, Autograph signed "Élémir" written from Paris on July 10, 1884. 4 pages in-8° + Envelope: "Your letter gives me great pleasure... I'm happy to know what effect my novel is having. Opinions are very contrary, as always, and I have in my drawers a veritable menagerie of articles shouting at each other like cockatoos. I've had a lot of nice reviews, but on the whole, very few people have understood what I wanted to do, and how my novel differs from today's crowd of novels. I've tried to portray passion, not in its physiological guise, as is done today, but in its intimate infinity, in the very depths of the soul. That's why the part of Le CRÉPUSCULE (his novel "LE CRÉPUSCULE DES DIEUX", published in 1884) to which I attach the greatest importance is chapter VIII. Giulia and Otto's love story, which went completely unnoticed. In any case, I'm wrong to complain. I've had, as they say, very good press and a very noticeable debut! All I have to do now is keep going. I'm currently working on "LES OISEAUX S ENVOLENT ET LES FLEURS TOMBENT", but God knows when this new novel will be finished. I've only written notes, but I've got the whole plan in my head, and I plan to write the first draft before the end of the year. Then the hard work begins... "