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- 1965 August 8 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed) with holograph annotations.
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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: "Many thanks for your letter. I am not sure I agree with your idea of leaving out the article on"... Contents index: small book made in England out of "The Christian in World Crisis" and "Christian in Diaspora" / Bob Giroux has a proof of Merton's liturgy book «Seasons of Celebration» / New Directions - Gandhi and Chuang Tzu.
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- English