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1970 - 1997. Astrud Fearnley Museet for Moderne Kunst Oslo.

Jacques Grignon, A French PriestMareMagnum

24 Letters from Kunming in China, by a French Priest, Featuring Communist Movements and Attacks, of the Japanese Threat, and the General State of Affairs During the First Part of the Chinese Civil War.

Twenty-four (24) letters, 29 December 1934 - 11 April 1940, written by French priest Jacques Grignon while in South China working to establish a seminary for the Catholic Church, feature firsthand accounts of Communist movements and attacks, of the Japanese threat, and the general state of affairs during the first part of the Chinese Civil War. All text is in French. Twenty letters are typescript, signed "Jacques" in manuscript and feature occasional manuscript annotations by the author; four letters are in manuscript and signed in the same manner as the latter. Together with one envelope addressed in typescript to the writer's brother Jean Grignon in Paris, to whom all of the letters are addressed. 8vo. 23 pages altogether, on single leaf delicate tissue writing paper, ranging in size slightly, the smallest leafs measuring approximately 13,5 x 21 cm, the largest measuring approximately 19 x 25 cm. Envelope measures approximately 13 x 8 cm. Tear to upper margin of one letter, unobtrusive to text, otherwise the lot in very good condition, excellent primary source content. Letters written by a Parisian civilian sent to China in a time of global economic turmoil contemplates Communism, economy, and morality, showing notable concern towards the plight of France during the ongoing Great Depression, while describing the equally unsettling state of affairs in China during the Chinese Civil War. The writer, Jacques Grignon was a French priest, who arrived in China in 1934, evidently not long before the first letter, to join three others in establishing a seminary in Yunnanfu (present-day Kunming) in southern China. Little else is known about him, although he had family in Paris. His letter of 6 February 1936 also reveals that he had just celebrated his 42nd birthday, as such being born circa 1894. A learned and intellectual man, with a rather liberal perspective at times, considering his chosen vocation as he mentions political events and severe social problems, he also considers certain injustices that had brought about the crisis to substantiate his unique approach. Specific events discussed while in China include the movements of Communist insurgents, the revolt of Zhang Xueliang [The Xi'an Incident of 1936] and the subsequent release of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek who had been captured, and Japanese troops positioned in Peking for what would become the Battle of Beiping-Tianjin [25-31 July 1937]. Interesting anecdotes describe the lackadaisical manner of progress made by the Chinese in construction, the beginnings of official systemization for street names and house numbering in Yunnan [Kunming,] as well as general challenges with ammenities and travel in China. Manuscript

Voyager Press Rare Books & Manuscripts · West Vancouver BC, CA1 622,62 €

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