Letter to Robert J. Begiebing
Typescript letter on Mailer's letterhead, signed, 19 April 1989; scan and transcription on ProjectMailer.net (2019), transcription checked against the scan
19 April 1989
Dear Bob,
I only had time to read through quickly the section you devoted to “Ancient Evenings” in your new book, but must say it seems to me the best thing I’ve read so far on that weighty tome and I was pleased at the thoroughness and insight, and—dare I say it?—the understanding you brought to it. It’s a damned good piece of work, and if I have the time, I’m going to give Fowles and Gardner the same consideration I gave myself (don’t count on that).
I’ll be on the Cape this summer, 627 Commercial Street in guess which town. If you are up,1 please get in touch. This time we will break bread.2 Over July and August you can reach me at 508-487-2136.
Cheers,
Norman
Norman Mailer