Exchange of letters between Virgil Gheorghiu and Denis de Rougemont (9 December 1949)
Text On 9 December 1949, reporting on the opening of the European Conference on Culture the previous day, the Gazette de Lausanne publishes an exchange of letters between the Swiss essayist, Denis de Rougement, and the Romanian writer, Virgil Gheorghiu, who outlines the reasons why he is reluctant to attend. In reply, Denis de Rougement gives grounds for hope and calls on Gheorghiu to become an ‘active pessimist'.
Source and copyright
Source: La Gazette de Lausanne. et Journal suisse. RRéd. Chef Béguin, Pierre. 09.12.1949, n° 292; 152e année. Lausanne.
Copyright: (c) La Lettre Hebdomadaire du Journal de Genève et Gazette de Lausanne