CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand). Autograph letter signed "Louis Fer - Lot 121

CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand). Autograph letter signed "Louis Ferd." to Victor Carré. Saint-Malo, "le 23/6" [1943]. 2 pp. folio. "My dear old witness, here I am harassing you even from a distance! Food cards! Do you understand? The mayor of St-Malo very kindly made me understand that at a time when part of his town was being evacuated, it was tricky to register us for a holiday! Without you, we'd starve! Butter is 500 fr here, just like in Paris, a city under siege, and there's less bread than in Paris, only fish and potatoes. I would like to please you. But I don't know how. Would you like some new potatoes? [...] THEY DON'T BELIEVE IN THE BRITISH LANDING, THEY SEE IT HAPPENING IN ITALY. THEY DON'T LIKE BOMBS. The passion of the sea attracts me and holds me to this shore like an old crab. ANIMAL MIGRATIONS TAKE PLACE IN THE MIDST OF CATACLYSMS, DESPITE EVERYTHING. You're more like a swallow, where are your instincts this year? [...] Louis-Ferd." On Victor Carré, see n° 120 above.