BIB_ID
348101
Accession number
MA 8532.6
Creator
Roth, Philip.
Display Date
[1957?] Aug. 13.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 20.7 cm
Notes
Part of a collection of letters from Philip Roth to various recipients; see related collection-level record for more information.
Possible year of writing inferred from contents of the letter; Roth first published in Esquire in August 1958 (the short story "Heard Melodies Are Sweeter"), and see also the following letter of 2 March 1958.
Possible year of writing inferred from contents of the letter; Roth first published in Esquire in August 1958 (the short story "Heard Melodies Are Sweeter"), and see also the following letter of 2 March 1958.
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Asking about the possibility of writing a movie or television column for Esquire, noting "I do think I could be reasonably intelligent and readable and funny at the same time." Hoping to speak to him in person upon his return to the City.
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