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- 4/12/1928 (Creation)
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23 x 17.5 cm
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Handwritten letter by Paul Vanderborght to Cavafy on two sheets. The verso of the second sheet is blank. The second and third pages are numbered. The author refers to the enthusiastic reception of a forthcoming literary event in honour of the poet in Cairo, with music and poetry reading. He informs him in detail about the schedule and asks for his approval and assistance. (Cairo)
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French
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Writing in ink. Physical item wear: scattered oxidations.
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"Ithaca" >Α122
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Vanderborght, Paul. “Letter by P. Vanderborght to Cavafy”. Letter, 04.12.1928. GR-OF CA CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0109 (707), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF02-S01-SS01-F18-SF003-0109.
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Παλαιά ένδειξη ταξινόμησης
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- Vanderborght, Paul (Authority)
- Pirandello, Luigi (Subject)
- Mitropoulos, Dimitri (Subject)
- Pargas, Stefanos (Subject)
- Dobrée, Bonamy (Subject)
- Mutran, Khalil (Subject)
- Cavafy, C. P. (Subject)
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References to the La Lanterne Sourde and to poet Khalil Moutran, professor Bonamy Dobrée, Luigi Pirandello as well as to the composition "10 inventions" by Dimitri Mitropoulos. Mention of Cavafy's poem "Ithaca".