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- 1968 October 2 (Creation)
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2 page(s); Xerox copy of a holograph (handwritten) signed letter.
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Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "Just a word to say I am in Calcutta and the meeting is about to begin. It will be held here because"... Contents index: [writing from the Oberoi Grand Hotel in Calcutta, India] experience of Buddhism in Thailand / poverty of Calcutta / "The idea of ghetto monasticism in Calcutta is just impossible!".
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- English
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School of Charity