Lot n° 148
Estimation :
150000 - 200000
EUR
ZOLA Émile (1840-1902).
312 L.A.S. "Emile... - Lot 148 - Drouot Estimations
ZOLA Émile (1840-1902).
312 L.A.S. "Emile Zola", 1876-1901, to HIS WIFE ALEXANDRINE; about 110 pages in-8, plus 4 cards and 34 telegrams, all mounted on tabs in 6 volumes in-8 bound in half blue midnight calf, spine ribbed, gilt title.
Magnificent and important correspondence of Zola with his wife Alexandrine. This correspondence makes it possible to follow Zola's life and thoughts from day to day during the periods when he was away from his wife, notably during Alexandrine's long stays in Italy: in 1895, 1896 and especially 1897, the date when the Dreyfus Affair began, Zola wrote her a long letter every day or almost every day, sometimes two. The same applies to the period from August 1898 to June 1899, during which he was forced into exile in England. In 1899 and 1901, Alexandrine went back to Italy, which again triggered an almost daily flow of letters from Zola. Alexandrine, his wife, is the only one to whom Zola confides everything, from the most trivial details of his daily activities to his deepest bouts of despair. Having lived together for more than thirty years at the time of this correspondence, they had experienced misery and wealth together, and fought side by side in each of the battles that marked the writer's career. Moreover, this woman from the people was his first reader. Zola submitted his works to her as they were being written and kept her constantly informed of the evolution of his work. This correspondence is therefore both intimate and literary, full of anecdotes and confessions. Each letter (all have at least three tightly packed pages: in the order generally pages 1, 3, then 2 across the page, and eventually 4) strives to balance these different aspects: domestic news, events of the day, meetings, visits, progress of the work and personal feelings. This correspondence is therefore an absolutely unique document for the knowledge of Zola, especially during the troubled period of the Dreyfus Affair.
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