BIB_ID
448209
Accession number
MA 23840.24
Creator
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013, sender.
Display Date
Delhi, India, 1963 February
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (4 pages) ; 22.5 x 17.4 cm
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Arguing "one last" time against moving the tea party scene in The Householder to the beginning of the film, as per Satyajit Ray's recommendation; mentioning an account of Ivory and Merchant's attendance at Shashi Kapoor's New Year's party and remembering the previous year they saw in the new year together; describing the recent New Year celebrations she attended with her husband Cyrus ("Jhab") at Romesh Thapar's house; thanking them for sending a profile of "The Maestro" (Satyajit Ray); pointing out a New Yorker review praising Saeed and Madhur Jaffrey's performances in an off-Broadway play.
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