Varo’s Library

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Varo’s Library

Caitlin Haskell (Editor), Tere Arcq (Editor)

Remedios Varo: Science Fictions

Remedios Varo was a prolific reader with a wide range of interests, as reflected in what remains of her library, which is preserved today by the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City. Her cross-Atlantic emigration resulted in the loss of a significant number of publications, and the communal sharing of books among Varo’s tight-knit friend group also obscures the...

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Caitlin Haskell (Editor), Tere Arcq (Editor)

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Varo’s Library

Remedios Varo was a prolific reader with a wide range of interests, as reflected in what remains of her library, which is preserved today by the Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City. Her cross-Atlantic emigration resulted in the loss of a significant number of publications, and the communal sharing of books among Varo’s tight-knit friend group also obscures the record of what the artist was reading. This selection of publications highlights texts in Varo’s surviving library that are most germane to the imagery in her paintings and drawings made between 1955 and 1963. Each publication ends with the English translation title, italicized or in quotation marks if published in English, roman or without quotation marks if not.

BOOKS

Arnoux, Alexandre. Double chance. Paris: Éditions Albin Michel, 1959. Double Luck

Benoit, Hubert. La doctrine suprême: Réflexions sur le bouddhisme zen. 2nd ed. Vol. 1. Paris[?]: Le Cercle du Livre, 1951. The Supreme Doctrine: Reflections on Zen Buddhism

Benoit, Hubert. La doctrine suprême: Études psychologiques selon la pensée zen. Vol. 2. Paris[?]: Le Cercle du Livre, 1952. The Supreme Doctrine: Psychological Studies in Zen Thought

Boulenger, Jacques. Les romans de la table ronde. France: Librairie Plon, 1941. The Romances of the Round Table

Bradbury, Ray. Les pommes d’or du soleil. Translated by Richard Negrou. Paris: Éditions Denoël, 1961. The Golden Apples of the Sun

Bradbury, Ray. Un remède à la mélancolie. Translated by Jacqueline Hardy. Paris: Denoël, 1961. A Medicine for Melancholy

Bradbury, Ray. El vino del estío. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Minotauro, 1961. Dandelion Wine

Buck, Pearl S. Pavillon de femmes. Translated by Germaine Delamain. France: Brodard & Taupin, n.d. Pavilion of Women

Bulwer-Lytton, Edward. Zanoni: Novela ocultista. Mexico City: EISA, n.d. Zanoni (illustrated below)

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Camus, Albert. L’étranger. Paris: Gallimard, 1957. The Stranger

Camus, Albert. Noces. Paris: Gallimard, 1950. Nuptials

Cocteau, Jean. Orfeo. Translated by C. Barga. Mexico: Col. Teatro Contemporáneo, n.d. Orpheus

Collin, Rodney. El desarrollo de la luz. Mexico: Ediciones Sol, 1952. The Theory of Celestial Influence: Man, the Universe, and Cosmic Mystery

Cresson, André. Platon: Sa vie, son oeuvre, sa philosophie. Paris: Librairie Félix Alcan, 1939. Plato: His Life, His Work, His Philosophy

Daumal, Réne. Le mont Analogue. Paris: Gallimard, 1952. Mount Analogue (This title is held in a private collection.)

David-Néel, Alexandra. Textes tibétains inédits. Paris: La Colombe, 1952. Tibetan Texts: Previously Unpublished

de Ghelderode, Michel. Sortilèges et autres contes crépusculaires. Belgium: Marabout, 1962. Spells and Other Twilight Tales

de Kruif, Dr. Paul. Los cazadores de microbios. 2nd ed. Buenos Aires: Editorial Claridad, 1940. Microbe Hunters

de Nerval, Gérard. Aurélia, ou le rêve et la vie. Mexico City: Costa-Amic Éditeur, 1943. Aurélia, or the Dream and the Life

Dinesen, Isak. Sept Contes Gothiques. Paris: Librairie Stock, 1955. Seven Gothic Tales

Duhamel, Georges. Le club des Lyonnais. France: Roman, Mercure de France, 1929. The Club of the Lyonnais

Duhamel, Georges. Journal de Salavin. Paris: Roman, Mercure de France, 1926. Journal of Salavin

Durant, Will. Historia de la filosofía. Vida, doctrinas y pensamiento político de los grandes filósofos antiguos y modernos. Buenos Aires: Enciclopedia Didáctica Cúspide, 1942. The Story of Philosophy: The Lives and Opinions of the Greater Philosophers

Étiemble, René. Confucius. Paris: Club Français du Livre, 1958. Confucius

Freud, Sigmund. El análisis profano. Santiago de Chile: Ediciones Ercilla, 1936. The Question of Lay Analysis

Freud, Sigmund. Le mot d’esprit et ses rapports avec l’inconscient. Translated by Marie Bonaparte and D’ M. Nathan. 5th ed. Paris: Gallimard, 1930. The Joke and Its Relation to the Unconscious

Fuentes, Carlos. La región más transparente. 3rd ed. Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 1958. Where the Air Is Clear

Godel, Roger. Vie et rénovation. De la biologie à la médicine vers la connaissance de soi. Paris: Gallimard, 1957. Life and Renewal: From Biology to Medicine to Self-Knowledge

Greene, Graham. Notre agent a la Havane. Translated by Marcelle Sibon. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1959. Our Man in Havana

Gurdjieff, G. I. Rencontres avec des hommes remarquables. Paris: René Julliard, 1960. Meetings with Remarkable Men

Gurvitch, Georges. Las tendencias actuales de la filosofía alemana. Buenos Aires: Losada, 1939. The Current Trends in German Philosophy

Harrer, Heinrich. Sept ans d’aventures au Tibet. Translated by Henry Daussay. Paris: Arthaud, 1953. Seven Years in Tibet

Hesse, Hermann. El lobo estepario. Translated by Manuel Manzanares. Mexico City: Éditorial Colón, 1946. Steppenwolf

Horia, Vintilă. Le chevalier de la résignation. Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1961. The Knight of Resignation

Hoyle, Fred. La nuée de l’apocalypse. Translated by Jean Queval. France: Le Club Français du livre et Dunod, 1962. The Black Cloud

Hutin, Serge. Les civilisations inconnues, mythes ou réalités. Paris: Librairie Arthème Fayard, 1961. Unknown Civilizations, Myths or Realities

Huxley, Aldous. A lo largo del camino. Translated by Fernando Triás. Barcelona: La Torre de Marfil, 1955. Along the Road

Huxley, Aldous. Adonis et l’alphabet. Paris: Librarie Plon, 1957. Adonis and the Alphabet

Huxley, Aldous. Après le feu d’artifice. Translated by Jean Ably. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1951. After the Fireworks

Huxley, Aldous. Cielo e infierno. Translated by Víctor Aizábal. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1957. Heaven and Hell

Huxley, Aldous. Contrapunto. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1952. Point Counter Point

Huxley, Aldous. Dépouilles mortelles. Paris: La Jeune Parque, 1946. Mortal Coils

Huxley, Aldous. Deux ou trois grâces. Translated by Jules Castier. Monaco: Éditions du Rocher, 1947. Two or Three Graces

Huxley, Aldous. Les diables de Loudun. 2 vols. Translated by Jules Castier. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1952. The Devils of Loudun

Huxley, Aldous. Eminencia gris. Estudio sobre religión y política. Translated by Pedro de Olázabal. 3d ed. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1950. Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics

Huxley, Aldous. Los escándalos de Crome. Barcelona: José Janés, 1950. Chrome Yellow

Huxley, Aldous. L’éternité retrouvée. Translated by Jules Castier. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1953. Time Must Have a Stop

Huxley, Aldous. La filosofía perenne. Translated by C. A. Jordana. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1949. The Perennial Philosophy

Huxley, Aldous. Jouvence. Translated by Jules Castier. Paris: Plon, 1954. After Many a Summer

Huxley, Aldous. Marina di Vezza. Translated by Julia Bastin. Paris: Plon, 1950. Those Barren Leaves

Huxley, Aldous. Mi tío Spencer. Spain: Selecciones Airon, n.d. Uncle Spencer

Huxley, Aldous. Un mundo feliz. Mexico: Editores Mexicanos Unidos, n.d. Brave New World

Huxley, Aldous. La paix des profondeurs. 2 vols. Translated by Jules Castier. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1950. Eyeless in Gaza

Huxley, Aldous. Las puertas de la percepción. Translated by Miguel Hernani. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1956. The Doors of Perception (illustrated below)

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Huxley, Aldous. Retour au meilleur des mondes. Translated by Denise Meunier. Paris: Librairie Plon, 1959. Brave New World Revisted

Huxley, Aldous. El tiempo debe detenerse. Translated by Miguel de Hernani. Buenos Aires: Editorial Hermes, 1954. Time Must Have a Stop

Huxley, Aldous. Viejo muere el cisne. Buenos Aires: Editorial Losada S. A., 1943. After Many a Summer

Huysmans, J.-K. La cathédrale. Paris: Plon, Les petits fils de Plon et Nourrit, 1949. The Cathedral

Jung, C. G. Un mythe moderne: Des “signes du ciel.” Preface and adaptation by Roland Cahen. Paris: Gallimard, 1961. Flying Saucers: A Modern Myth of Things Seen in the Sky

Khayyam, Omar. Robaiyat. Paris: L’Édition D’Art H. Piazza, 1951. Rubaiyat

Lawrence, D. H. The Rainbow. New York: Modern Library, 1915.

Lewis, M.-G. Le moine. Translation of the original edition by Léon de Wailly. Paris: Librairie Jose Corti, 1958. The Monk

London, Jack. Le fils du loup. Paris: Hachette, 1940. The Son of the Wolf

Lovecraft, H. P. Démons et merveilles. Translated by Bernard Noël. Paris: Éditions de la Bibliothèque Mondiale, n.d. Demons and Wonders (illustrated below)

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Lovecraft, H. P. Je suis d’ailleurs. Translated by Yves Rivière. France: Éditions Denoël, 1961. The Outsider

Mansfield, Katherine. La fiesta en el jardín. Translated by Jose Maria Souviron. Santiago: Zig-Zag, 1944. The Garden Party

Maurois, André. Terre promise. New York: Éditions de la Maison Française, 1945. Promised Land

Merejkowsky, Dimitri. Tutankhamon en Creta. Buenos Aires: Editorial Siglo Veinte, 1952. Tutankhamun in Crete

Meyrink, Gustav. El Gólem. Translated by Dr. Hugo Grümbaum. Buenos Aires: Editorial Futuro, 1945. The Golem

Nicoll, Maurice. Un nuevo hombre: Una interpretación de las parábolas y milagros de Jesucristo. Mexico: Ediciones Sol, 1953. A New Man: An Interpretation of Some Parables and Miracles of Christ

Nicoll, Maurice. El tiempo vivo y la integración de la vida. Mexico City: Ediciones Sol, 1953. Living Time and the Integration of Life

Ouspensky, P. D. En busca de lo milagroso: Fragmentos de una enseñanza desconocida. Mexico: Ediciones Sol, 1952. In Search of the Miraculous: Fragments of an Unknown Teaching

Ouspensky, P. D. The Psychology of Man’s Possible Evolution. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1951.

Paramhansa, Yogananda. Autobiografía de un yogi contemporáneo. Preface by W. Y. Evans-Wentz. Buenos Aires: Ediciones Siglo Veinte, 1952. Autobiography of a Yogi

Pauwels, Louis. Monsieur Gurdjieff. Paris: Éditions du Seuil, 1954. Gurdjieff

Pauwels, Louis, and Jacques Bergier. Le matin des magiciens. Paris: Gallimard, 1960. The Morning of the Magicians

Paz, Octavio. Pierre de Soleil. Translated by Benjamin Péret. Paris: Gallimard, 1962. Sun Stone

Poe, Edgar Allan. The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe. Introduction by Hervey Allen. New York: Modern Library/ Random House, 1938.

Quasimodo, Salvatore. La terre incomparable. Preface by Tristan Sauvage. Translated by Tristan Sauvage and Alain Jouffroy. Paris: Pierre Seghers, 1959. The Incomparable Earth

Raja, C. Kunhan. Dhammapadam. Foreword by Shri Sri Prakasa. Madras, India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1956. Dhammapadam

Ray, Jean. Les 25 meilleures histoires noires et fantastiques. Paris: Éditions Gerard & Belgiane, 1961. The 25 Best Dark and Fantastic Stories

Regler, Gustav. Les manants du Christ. Paris: Calmann-Lévy Éditeurs, 1951. The Peasants of Christ

El retrato mexicano contemporáneo, cat. de exposición. Mexico: Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno, 1961. The Contemporary Mexican Portrait, Cat. of Exposition

Silverman, Milton. Drogas mágicas. Translated by Elvira Durán. Buenos Aires: Editorial Sudamericana, 1947. Magic in a Bottle

Stace, Walter T. The Teachings of the Mystics. New York: New American Library, 1960.

Stevenson, Robert L. El extraño caso del Dr. Jekyll y Mr. Hyde. Buenos Aires: Espasa-Calpe, 1947. Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Strindberg, August. Théâtre. 6, Pièces de chambre: Orage, La maison brûlée, La sonate des spectres, Le pélican, Le gant noir, L’île des morts. Paris: L’Arche, 1961. Theater. 6 Chamber Plays: The Storm, The Burned Site, The Ghost Sonata, The Pelican, The Black Glove, Isle of the Dead

Suzuki, Teitarô Daisetz. Introducción al budismo Zen. Preface by C. G. Jung. Edited by Rider and Co. Translated by Kazuya Sakai. Buenos Aires: Mundonuevo, 1960. Introduction to Zen Buddhism (illustrated below)

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Taylor, F. Sherwood. Los alquimistas: Fundadores de la química moderna. Mexico-Argentina: FCE, 1957. The Alchemists: Founders of Modern Chemistry

Timmermans, Félix. La harpe de saint François. Translated by Camille Melloy. Paris: Bloud et Gay, 1933. The Harp of Saint Francis

Valéry, Paul. Regards sur le monde actuel. Paris: Librairie Stock, 1931. Reflections on the World Today

Van der Meersch, Maxence. L’empreinte du Dieu. Paris: Albin Michel, 1936. Hath Not the Potter

Weil, Simone. Gravity and Grace. Introduction by Gustave Thibon. Translated by Arthur Wills. New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1952.

Wells, H. G. Del pasado y del futuro. Translated by N. R. Ortiz Oderigo. Buenos Aires: Editorial Claridad, 1943. You Can’t Be Too Careful

PERIODICALS

Diagrammes

“Le plasma quatrième état de la matière.” Diagrammes, no. 50 (April 1961). Plasma, the Fourth State of Matter

“Qu’allons-nous faire dans les planètes?” Diagrammes, no. 52 (June 1961). What Will We Do among the Planets?

“Les enzymes catalyseurs de la matière vivante.” Diagrammes, no. 53 (June 1961). Enzymes, Catalysts of Living Matter

“L’anesthésie victoire sur la souffrance.” Diagrammes, no. 54 (August 1961). Anesthesia, Victory over Suffering

“Les virus aux frontieres de la vie.” Diagrammes, no. 56 (October 1961). Viruses at the Boundaries of Life

“L’homme et les poisons” Diagrammes, no. 57 (November 1961). Man and Poisons

“L’hérédité.” Diagrammes, no. 59 (January 1962). Heredity

“Le sommeil.” Diagrammes, no. 60 (February 1962). Sleep

“Les carburants nouveaux.” Diagrammes, no. 61 (March 1962). New Fuels

“Les ondes électromagnétiques.” Diagrammes, no. 62 (April 1962). Electromagnetic Waves

“Les vitamines.” Diagrammes, no. 63 (May 1962). Vitamins

Dyn

Dyn, no. 2 (1942).

“Amerindian.” Dyn, no. 4–5 (December 1943).

Fiction

Fiction, no. 110 (January 1963). (illustrated below)

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