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	Dear Diana,		Dear [[w:Diana Trilling\|Diana]],

	Thank you for the clipping and the nice reports. I’m not sure I know what you mean by the absence of a Marlow,<ref>The “Marlow” Trilling refers to is the narrator-participant used by Joseph Conrad ~~(1857-1924)~~ in several fictional works he wrote based on his seafaring experiences: ~~“Youth”~~ (~~1898~~), Lord Jim ~~(1900)~~, ''Heart of Darkness'' ~~(1902)~~ and ~~“Chance”~~ (~~1912~~).</ref> in ''An American Dream''. Superficially it seems to me that Rojack embodies a sufficient amount of civilization to avoid meaninglessness, but to defend that in detail means a long letter, and then we shall both be breaking our vows to write many pages this summer and few letters. Therefore I save the discussion for the pleasure of seeing you and Lionel in September. By the way, our place is on the sea and most agreeable. I hope you and Lionel (and Jim if he’s so inclined) are in the mood to come here when you get back.		Thank you for the clipping and the nice reports. I’m not sure I know what you mean by the absence of a Marlow,<ref>The “Marlow” Trilling refers to is the narrator-participant used by [[w:Joseph Conrad\|Joseph Conrad]] in several fictional works he wrote based on his seafaring experiences: “[[w:Youth (Conrad short story)\|Youth]],” ''[[w:Lord Jim\|Lord Jim]]'', ''[[w:Heart of Darkness\|Heart of Darkness]]'' and ''[[w:Chance (Conrad novel)\|Chance]]''.</ref> in ''[[An American Dream]]''. Superficially it seems to me that Rojack embodies a sufficient amount of civilization to avoid meaninglessness, but to defend that in detail means a long letter, and then we shall both be breaking our vows to write many pages this summer and few letters. Therefore I save the discussion for the pleasure of seeing you and [[w:Lionel Trilling\|Lionel]] in September. By the way, our place is on the sea and most agreeable. I hope you and Lionel (and Jim if he’s so inclined) are in the mood to come here when you get back.

	::::::::::::::::::::Love,<br />		::::::::::::::::::::Love,<br />
	::::::::::::::::::::Norman		::::::::::::::::::::Norman

	P.S. There’s a somewhat unintegrated book by a man named Christopher Lasch, called if I remember ''The New Radicalism in America'', but it has a very good chapter on Mabel Dodge Luhan<ref> Mabel Dodge Luhan ~~(1879-1962)~~ was a supporter of D.H. Lawrence ~~(1885-1930)~~ when he lived in New Mexico.</ref> in which [D.H.] ~~Lawrence~~ figures prominently, and I think you might enjoy it.		P.S. There’s a somewhat unintegrated book by a man named [[w:Christopher Lasch\|Christopher Lasch]], called if I remember ''The New Radicalism in America'', but it has a very good chapter on Mabel Dodge Luhan<ref>[[w:Mabel Dodge Luhan\|Mabel Dodge Luhan]] was a supporter of D. H. Lawrence when he lived in New Mexico.</ref> in which [[w:D. H. Lawrence\|Lawrence]] figures prominently, and I think you might enjoy it.
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Mango Masala: Diana Trilling, July 14, 1965

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Diana Trilling, July 14, 1965

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Dear Diana,

Thank you for the clipping and the nice reports. I’m not sure I know what you mean by the absence of a Marlow,<ref>The “Marlow” Trilling refers to is the narrator-participant used by Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) in several fictional works he wrote based on his seafaring experiences: “Youth” (1898), Lord Jim (1900), ''Heart of Darkness'' (1902) and “Chance” (1912).</ref> in ''An American Dream''. Superficially it seems to me that Rojack embodies a sufficient amount of civilization to avoid meaninglessness, but to defend that in detail means a long letter, and then we shall both be breaking our vows to write many pages this summer and few letters. Therefore I save the discussion for the pleasure of seeing you and Lionel in September. By the way, our place is on the sea and most agreeable. I hope you and Lionel (and Jim if he’s so inclined) are in the mood to come here when you get back.

::::::::::::::::::::Love,<br />
::::::::::::::::::::Norman

P.S. There’s a somewhat unintegrated book by a man named Christopher Lasch, called if I remember ''The New Radicalism in America'', but it has a very good chapter on Mabel Dodge Luhan<ref> Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962) was a supporter of D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) when he lived in New Mexico.</ref> in which [D.H.] Lawrence figures prominently, and I think you might enjoy it.
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