Paris, Gallimard, (February 15) 1954.
1 vol. (130 x 195 mm) of 305 p. and [3] f. Modern binding, original wrappers and spine preserved, slipcase.
First edition.
One of 56 copies from the deluxe issue on vergé de Hollande van Gelder (no. 19).
Ownership stamp at head.
One of 56 copies from the deluxe issue on vergé de Hollande van Gelder (no. 19).
Ownership stamp at head.
Directed by Pierre Brasseur, with sets and costumes by Alexandre Trauner, Kean was first performed at the Théâtre Sarah-Bernhardt on 16 November 1953, with Brasseur himself in the title role: a bespoke commission for Sartre, who tightened the plot and sharpened the reflection on acting genius, the truth of performance and its lies — a mirror held up to the theater itself.
This “Kean-Sartre” has since seen major revivals, notably the widely publicized 1987 production performed by Jean-Paul Belmondo and staged by Robert Hossein.
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