A Guide to the Letter to Nelson (Algren?) 1954 Ciardi, John, Letter to Nelson (Algren?),1954 9123-b

A Guide to the Letter to Nelson (Algren?) 1954

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Accession Number 9123-b

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

9123-b

Title

Letter to Nelson (Algren?), 1954

Physical Characteristics

This collection contains 1 item.

Language

English

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Preferred Citation

Letter to Nelson (Algren?), 1954, Accession #9123-b , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Processing Information

This collection was transfered from the Rare Book Division on May 16, 1989.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of an one-page letter from John Ciardi to Nelson (Algren?), who thanks Algren for sending him Italian editions of The Man With the Golden Arm and Chicago Nights . He remarks, "The tragedies of want, the pathos of needing 'dieci cento,' the familiarity of what Italians call La Miseria (as in Les Miserables) is something the Italian consciousness knows to the bone". Ciardi also comments on the quality of the translation, and mentions the birth of his third child.