Newberry Library - Warren, Austin, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1949-1964

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Open book Warren, Austin, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1949-1964

Title Warren, Austin, Jack Conroy incoming correspondence, 1949-1964

Creator Conroy, Jack, 1898-1990

Date 1949-1964

Language English

Subjects New Left

Format Correspondence

User-Contributed Transcription pencil in top margin Austin
848, E. Univ. Ave
Ann Arbor
6 June 1963
Dear Jack, -

I was much touched to hear from my old contemporary (we were both born in 1899) and to receive underlined: The Disinherited, I "rejoice with them that rejoice", as Scripture says; and I share your joy that your novel has been issued as an 'American Classic', or something of the sort: anyway, issued with preface by one of those college professors who constitute a kind of Curia of Cardinals.
Your book - not yet read - I remember in connection with 'Yaddo', which after ten or twelve years, I expect to spend a month at this summer. One day at dinner some novice of a creative writer raised the question of how come the Great American Novel had never been written; & you, without false humility or hesitation, immediately said, "It has been. underlined: I wrote it in the 1930's". I shall carry the book to "Yaddo" with me if I don't, before then, read it.
When we were last together you gave me your wonderful anthology of Midwestern Humor. I have often read aloud "The Harp of a Thousand

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Archival Collection Title Jack Conroy papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Conroy Box 32 Folder 1632

BibID 992006198805867

Projects Tag IMLS Cares 2020

Rights Status Copyright Not Evaluated

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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