Ambassador Gutierres-Olivos, September 18, 1963

NORMAN MAILER’s Letters

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An American Dream Expanded.

Mailer’s letter to Gutierres-Olivos, the Chilean ambassador to the United States, is the first to acknowledge his plan to write An American Dream. He began the novel shortly after writing the letter.

Dear Señor Gutierres-Olivos,

142 Columbia Heights

Brooklyn 1, New York

September 18, 1963

I want to thank you for your invitation to take part in the round table on October 10, but I fear I must say no because I expect to be away in New England at that time, working on a novel.

Yours sincerely,

Norman Mailer