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ARTAUD, Antonin (1896–1948).
L.A.S. ‘Antonin Artaud’, [Ivry], Monday [1946], to Jacques PREVEL; 1 page, folio, with envelope.
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L.A.S. ‘Antonin Artaud’, [Ivry], Monday [1946], to Jacques PREVEL; 1 page, folio, with envelope.
Whilst convalescing at Dr Achille Delmas’s sanatorium in Ivry-sur-Seine (where he was given only very small doses), Artaud suffered terribly from a lack of drugs and begged his friend to bring him a dose of laudanum.
‘I am ill and bedridden in Ivry, where you have visited me twice. I thought I was going to die yesterday afternoon, Sunday, around 3 o’clock. A tiny amount of 5 grams saved me. If you could find me something tomorrow and bring it to me, it would mean more to me than you can imagine. But what a wicked spirit had taken hold of you outside the St Germain des Prés metro station.”…