Pascal Pia, His Friends,
and His Circle of Influence
Pia's library contained many books given to him by friends. Works by important twentieth-century writers including Aragon, Breton, Camus, Cocteau and Bonnefoy are inscribed with personal dedications to Pia and reveal his wide circle of loyal friends.
Louis Aragon.
Le Mouvement. Poèmes (1920-1924).
Dessins de Max Morise. Gallimard, 1926.
Aragon (1897-1982) was
one of the founders of Surrealism.
Yves Bonnefoy. Poèmes.
Mercure de France, 1978.
Bonnefoy (1923-) has been considered to be
the leading poet of France after WW II.
Inscription from Bonnefoy to Pia. « avec mes amicales pensèes »
André Breton. Nadja.
Gallimard, 1928.
Breton (1896-1966) was chief poet
and theoretician of the Surrealist movement.
Planche 16. « Gant de femme aussi »
Albert Camus. Noces.
Alger: Edmond Charlot, 1939.
Camus’ second book.
Inscription from Albert Camus to Pascal Pia, « avec la fidèle amitié»
Jean Cocteau. Discours de réception […] à l’Académie française et réponse de M. André Maurois. Gallimard, 1955.
Inscription from Jean Cocteu and Andre Maurois to Pascal Pia.
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