SARTRE (Jean-Paul). - Lot 207

SARTRE (Jean-Paul). Born in Paris. 1905-1980. Philosopher, writer and playwright. Autograph manuscript. S.l.n.d. 1 page in-4 on graph paper. Some philosophical reflections on the Indochina War and the Henri Martin affair: ...the Indochina War through Martin (...). Note that he did nothing for them: he distributed leaflets. He didn't sabotage. And supposing he had, it wouldn't have been to their advantage. (...) What's disturbing is that they give their admiration, their love to an enemy soldier. Do you think we would have done the same in 14-18 to a German soldier? No: no real hatred. If we had wanted fraternity, we could have had it... As a young communist militant, Henri Martin volunteered for the navy and was sent to Indochina in 1945, from where he returned convinced that the objective was not the fight against the Japanese occupiers, but against the Indochinese who wanted to free themselves from the French presence. Back in Toulon, he distributed leaflets calling for a cessation of hostilities. Initially unjustly accused of sabotage, he was eventually sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment for demoralizing the army. At the end of 1953, Sartre published a book entitled L'Affaire Henri Martin.