{"title":"Francis Coulon","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"lettre-autographe-signee-cocteau-a-francis-coulon","title":"Signed autograph letter, Cocteau to Francis Coulon","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"297\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"177\" data-end=\"297\"\u003eCOCTEAU, Jean (1889–1963), Autograph Letter Signed “JC” to Francis Coulon, Milly-la-Forêt, 9 October 1961. 1 p. 4to.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"655\"\u003eA \u003cstrong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"331\"\u003emoving and intimate letter\u003c\/strong\u003e written during the final years of Cocteau’s life, addressing what he describes as an emotional misunderstanding between himself and Francis Coulon. Cocteau acknowledges his own misstep in treating Coulon with the familiarity of a “real friend”, writing in the language of habit rather than opening his \u003cstrong data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"654\"\u003e“ears and heart”\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"657\" data-end=\"973\"\u003eHe reflects briefly on poetry as a \u003cstrong data-start=\"692\" data-end=\"721\"\u003ecompanionship in solitude\u003c\/strong\u003e, admitting that he had viewed his poems not as living presences but as silent, habitual companions. The letter culminates in a tender reassurance: Cocteau promises that, in future, he will understand that Coulon seeks \u003cstrong data-start=\"940\" data-end=\"972\"\u003enot assistance but affection\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mon très cher Francis Coulon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMa faute a été de vous considéré comme un vrai ami (sic) et de parler la langue de l'habitude au lieu de vous ouvrir mes oreilles et mon coeur.\u003cbr\u003eLes poèmes sont une compagnie dans ma solitude et là aussi je les envisageais non comme les présences que l'habitude rend pareilles au silence.\u003cbr\u003eNe craignez rien. La prochaine fois je saurai que vous cherchez moins une aide qu'une tendresse.\u003cbr\u003eJC\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56534110011717,"sku":"0789","price":180.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4753_jpg.jpg?v=1764719901"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.librairie-alexisnoque.fr\/en\/collections\/destinataire-francis-coulon.oembed","provider":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","version":"1.0","type":"link"}