Michel DÉON / Signed Autograph Letter / French Academy / Candidacy

  

Autographed letter signed "Michel Déon" to Thierry Maulnier Paris, May 19 [19]78, 1 p. 1/4 small in-8°, in black felt tip. Central fold inherent to the mailing. Stamp in the lower left corner (on the back): "Fonds / archives privées / Maulnier". Déon mentions his candidacy for the Academy.

It seems that you toss all the letters in the bin without opening them. Therefore, there is a chance that this one will meet the same fate as the others. But I am writing it nonetheless because I would really like to meet you. You know, I am a candidate for Jean Rostand's seat for the election on June 8. If you have a moment.

Please convey to Marcelle Tassencourt [Thierry Maulnier's wife] the interpreter of my faithful remembrance and believe me always your Michel Déon." Déon was elected to the Académie française on June 8, 1978, to Jean Rostand's seat (8th seat). He was elected at the same time as Edgar Faure. Received on February 22, 1979, by Félicien Marceau, he delivered, as is customary, the eulogy for his predecessor.