Call Number:

C1475

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

1 box

Language:

Spanish; Castilian

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Severo Sarduy Correspondence; Princeton University Library.

Date:

1960-1993 (inclusive)

Creator:

Sarduy, Severo

Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century

Abstract:

Correspondence consists of letters from Severo Sarduy to various members of the Sarduy Aguilar family, spanning from 1959 until 1993.

Severo Sarduy is one of the best-known Cuban authors of the 20th century. Born in 1937, in the Cuban city of Camagüey, Sarduy lived in Paris from 1960 until his death in 1993. There, he connected with a group of French intellectuals including François Wahl and Roland Barthes. His work encompasses essays, poetry, novels, radio plays, criticism, and painting.

Correspondence consists of 670 letters sent by Cuban writer Severo Sarduy to various members of the Sarduy Aguilar family, including to his mother, father, and sister, over a thirty-four year period from 1959 until his death in 1993.

Original order was maintained. Correspondence is arranged chronologically.