Jacques Deval / Jacques Boullaire - Marie Galante - 1954

Superb numbered and illustrated edition with 23 original drypoints by Jacques Boullaire -

This dramatic work, centered on the tormented and passionate life of its eponymous heroine, navigates between social constraints, thwarted loves, and personal trials with a blend of courage and vulnerability -

The narrative highlights the fine psychology of the characters, exploring their desires, frustrations, and inner conflicts through lively dialogues and situations that are sometimes comic, sometimes tragic -

The authors emphasize the tensions between individual aspirations and the norms imposed by society, showing how Marie Galante seeks to affirm her identity and her freedom in an environment often hostile or stifling -

The play stands out for its sustained dramatic rhythm, alternating moments of tension and moments of lightness, and for a narrative construction that advances the plot while progressively revealing the secrets and motivations of the secondary characters -

Jacques Deval / Jacques Boullaire - Marie Galante - 1954 - Cercle Grolier -
244 pages

Good binding condition, book in leaves in its original illustrated wrapper, under a dust jacket and publisher’s clamshell case, light wear, edges slightly worn, spine smooth with title and date in black -

Good interior condition, paper uniformly browned, book enriched with 23 original drypoints by Jacques Boullaire printed in intaglio, fine copy no. 57 for Doctor Daniel Ferey -

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