BIB_ID
458415
Accession number
MA 23840.1659
Creator
Merchant, Ismail, sender.
Credit line
Gift of James Ivory, 2022.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 10.5 x 15 cm + envelope
Notes
Envelope addressed to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, 32 Alipur Road, Civil Lines, Delhi, India; only year legible in postmark.
Provenance
James Ivory.
Summary
Describing his and Ivory's recent visit to Pakistan-- how much he enjoyed hearing Urdu, and "all the time hearing Muslim names"; telling her Pakistani audiences "loved our films" and "we were wined and dined in all the cities lavishly"; saying she was greatly missed, and that nearly everyone were familiar with her books; hoping she and Jhab will visit Pakistan someday, and that he is writing this from Paris.
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