Hermann von KEYSERLING (1880-1946). L.A.S., November 27, 1940, to Mme Véra Bour; 1 1/2 pages in-12 with address (postcard). He learns that Paul Valéry "has returned to Paris: please convey to him my affectionate remembrances and to all the other friends in your country who remember me. What has become of the friends of the 1938 European Congress? [...] I learn that none of those I knew closely fell in the war, but that there are many prisoners." He talks about his sons, who are in France; he'd love to see recent, interesting books published in France. "I'm not doing anything productive these days, it's the Universe lavishing itself with activity"...

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