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- 13/2/1948 (Creation)
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21 x 13.5 cm
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Raymond Queneau (1903-1976) was a French writer and literary critic. For many years he worked at Gallimard and was the chief editor of the Encyclopédie de la Pléiade (1956). In 1960 he established the “Ouvroir de littérature potentielle” (Oulipo – ‘Laboratory of potential literature’). He was a member of the surrealist movement in the period 1924-ca. 1930.
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Typewritten letter by Raymond Queneau to Alekos Singopoulo on one side of a letterhead of the Gallimard publishing house. Blank verso. The sender expresses the interest of the publishing house in undertaking the publication of Cavafy's Collected Works in French. (Paris)
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French
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: oxidations.
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Queneau, Raymond. “Letter by R. M. Queneau to A. Singopoulo”. Letter, 13.02.1948. GR-OF CA SING-S01-F02-SF002-0045 (1825), Onassis Foundation Alekos & Rica Singopoulo Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/SING-S01-F02-SF002-0045.
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- Queneau, Raymond (Authority)
- Queneau, Raymond (Subject)
- Papoutsakis, Georgios A. (Subject)
- Singopoulo, Alekos D. (Subject)
- Griva-Gardikiotis, Theodoros A. (Subject)