Mors et Vita = service inutile
Paris, Gallimard, (May 19) 1954.
1 vol. (140 x 210 mm) of 360 p., [1] and 1 f. In wrappers.
First edition.
One of the copies stamped for the press.
Signed presentation inscription: “À M. Maurice Genevoix, qui a été de la grande équipe du “ service inutile ”, et en a le moins rapporté quelques beaux livres, hommages d'Henry de Montherlant, 20.12.59.”
One of the copies stamped for the press.
Signed presentation inscription: “À M. Maurice Genevoix, qui a été de la grande équipe du “ service inutile ”, et en a le moins rapporté quelques beaux livres, hommages d'Henry de Montherlant, 20.12.59.”
Published in 1969, Mors et Vita is one of Montherlant’s last major books. It continues the line of Va jouer avec cette poussière and his Carnets, meditating on death, life and the human condition through fragmented reflections. The work testifies to his obsession with the end, which would culminate in his suicide in 1972.
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