Colin MacInnes letters, 1954-1969.

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Colin MacInnes letters, 1954-1969.

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The collection consists of two typed letters: to Clifford and Marcella, 30 Sept. 1954, a personal letter full of news of his activities, about which he seems bitter and uninvolved; to Robie Macauley of Playboy magazine, 27 Nov. 1969, conerning a request by Playboy for MacInnes to write a short story, a genre he disdains with great eloquence. He proposes to submit a story on the theme of the shortcomings of the short story as an art form, and suggests no commitment be made to publish the story until it is completed.

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Macinnes, Colin

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Author and journalist Colin MacInnes was born in London; he lived in Australia with his mother and her second husband between 1920 and 1930. His novels feature heightened social awareness, comic effect, and overly earnest writing that often preached rather than dramatized themes. From the description of Colin MacInnes letters, 1954-1969. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50849494 Critic, essayist, novelist. Born in England, came to Australia in 1...

Macauley, Robie.

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Robie Mayhew Macauley (1919-1995) was educated at Kenyon College, Iowa State University and the University of London. During and after World War II he served as an agent for the Counter-intelligence Corps in Europe and Japan. Some of the material for his short stories was based on his experience in intelligence work. Macauley taught at Bard College and the University of Iowa before coming to the Woman's College (UNCG) in 1950. In August 1953 he resigned from his teaching position, moving on to e...