Letters to George Ellsworth, accompanied by a letter from Noel S. about Brinig's No Marriage in Paradise, two book jackets, a promotional piece for Singermann, and photographs of Ellsworth and of Brinig. Brinig's letters, most written from New York City, are detailed accounts of the life of a gay man in New York. Brinig writes of parties, friends, plays and movies he's seen, and of his attempts to get his work published. People mentioned in his letters include Eric Ambler, Erskine Caldwell, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Lynn Riggs, Cady Wells, and Tennessee Williams.
Description:
Gift of Robert MacLeod, 1994. and Myron Brinig, American novelist, was born in Minneapolis on December 22, 1896. He grew up in Butte, Montana and many of his most noted works, including Singermann (1929), Wide Open Town (1931), and The Sisters (1937), were set in Montana. As an adult, Brinig lived in Taos, New Mexico and in New York City. He died in New York on May 13, 1991.
Subject (Geographic):
New York (N.Y.)--Social life and customs
Subject (Name):
Brinig, Myron, 1897-1991 and Ellsworth, George
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century--Archives and Gay men--United States
Brodsky, Joseph, 1940-1996 Kline, George L. (George Louis), 1921-2014
Published / Created:
1974-1976
Call Number:
GEN MSS 613
Collection Title:
Joseph Brodsky papers
Container / Volume:
Box 55 | 1019-1020
Image Count:
9
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Includes a letter from Brodsky to Kline about the translation.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, Russian--20th century--Archives , Nobel Prize winners, Poets, American--20th century, Poets, Russian--20th century, and Translators
Includes a letter from John Updike to Carl Proffer.
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American--20th century--Archives, Authors, Russian--20th century--Archives , Nobel Prize winners, Poets, American--20th century, Poets, Russian--20th century, and Translators
"Il a été tiré à part 30 exemplaires numérotés de 1 à 30 qui constituent l'édition originale"--T.p. verso., [Exemplaire] 7. Paperbound. Author's presentation inscription to Michel Foucault. From the library of Michel Foucault. Accompanied by 1 leaf of ALS from M. Foucault dated 28 April., and Photographic portrait of the author on gelatin silver paper mounted to p. [4] of cover.
Publisher:
Paragraphes littéraires de Paris,
Subject (Name):
Foucault, Michel,--1926-1984--Ms. notes., Foucault, Michel,--1926-1984--Presentation inscription from F.-J. Ossang., Gadet, Daniel., and Ossang, F. J.,--1956---Presentation inscription to M. Foucault.