SARTRE (Jean-Paul). Autograph MANUSCRIPT for *Les Mots*. 196 - Lot 669

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SARTRE (Jean-Paul). Autograph MANUSCRIPT for *Les Mots*. 196 - Lot 669
SARTRE (Jean-Paul). Autograph MANUSCRIPT for *Les Mots*. 1963, in-4, 5 sheets of graph paper mounted on green percaline tabs in the Bradel style, gilt title on the front cover (modern binding). First draft manuscript with crossed-out passages and corrections. "I kindly allow people to put shoes on me, [put drops in my nose (addition)], to brush and wash me, to dress and undress me, to pamper me and to stuff me..." The manuscript ends with: "If I had a grandson, I think he would become an engineer." In these fragments, Sartre passes harsh judgment on the child he once was. One page is devoted to the motivations behind his calling as a writer: “Sometimes the whole world helps the writer, whispering words in his ear. That happened to me, too. But if he writes against the grain—as he often does—the words dry up in his head, and he has to struggle. In most cases, in order to write, I had to force my exquisite nature, rise above my blissful mediocrity, or—as I will explain—think against myself...”
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