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Rumpus Book ClubNights of Siberia
Alexander Alexeieff’s illustrations for Joseph Kessel’s Les Nuits de Siberie (1928):
from the collection of Richard Sica
Previously:
–Alexeieff’s Queen of Spades
–Russian Fairy Tales from A. A.
–Alexeieff’s Fall
–Alexandra’s Aquatints
And why not link to one of my favorite movies.
December 17th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Joseph Kessel also penned the great 1928 novel Belle de Jour that was adapted into the classic 1967 film by Louis Bunel and later had its title stolen by an annoying blog/franchise (more on that here: http://therumpus.net/2009/11/belle-de-jour-is-the-new-pretty-woman/), which is why I keep posting comments giving him credit for that. Anyway, Will, if you ever find covers for the original version of Belle de Jour, I would luuuuv to see them! Thanks for all the gorgeous posts, too!
December 17th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Thanks Julie. I’ll ask Richard Sica if he’s got that first edition. If he doesn’t I’ll do some sleuthing.