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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 | 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 | 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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| NORMAN MAILER’s Letters |
- 607 Commercial Street
- Provincetown, Massachusetts
- July 14, 1965
- 607 Commercial Street
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,[1] 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,
- Norman
- Love,
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[2] in which Lawrence figures prominently, and I think you might enjoy it.
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Notes
- ↑ The “Marlow” Trilling refers to is the narrator-participant used by Joseph Conrad in several fictional works he wrote based on his seafaring experiences: “Youth,” Lord Jim, Heart of Darkness and Chance.
- ↑ Mabel Dodge Luhan was a supporter of D. H. Lawrence when he lived in New Mexico.
