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Gordon, Bernard (Bernie), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1964

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Title Gordon, Bernard (Bernie), Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1964

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1964

Place United States

Language English

Subjects Authors, American, Bohemianism, New Left, Radicalism in literature, Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration in the State of Illinois

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription 451 W. Wrightwood Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60614
April 23, 1964

Dear Jack,
Hello, there! I finished "The Disinherited" yesterday, Jack, and I want to tell you that I enjoyed reading it very much (and I'm not conning you, either). The book has a vitality which sustains interest and an honesty which I found very moving.
I don't think I could add to Prof. Aaron's review, so I won't try. I'm sure that you are familiar with the points he cited (p. xii). I thought that Warren Beck's review was excellent. One point, though- I think the "awkwardly hitched eposides" (Aaron's comment) could be remedied by a simple typographical technique. For example, refer to p. 12. At about the middle of the page you shift from a discussion between Larry and his father to a description of [raining], with no "bridge" in between. My idea is this- would it be possible to insert a series of asterisks across the page, like
* * * * * * * * * *
after the line "Maybe you can be a doctor or a lawyer" to denote the end of an episode and the beginning of another statement? In this way, the continuity is clearer. What do you think? Of course, this technique is not new- by any means.
A few ideas occur to me in terms of promoting the book. The colleges, universities, and labor unions are the likliest sources of demand. In the schools, interested department would include Amer. Lit., Amer. Hist., and perhaps sociology or the social sciences, in general. What about contacting the professional educator societies?
By the way, Jack, have you read John O'Hara's introduction to the

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 11 Folder 567

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

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