Letter proposing a collection of critical essays on Elie Wiesel's fiction

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Letter proposing a collection of critical essays on Elie Wiesel's fiction

Date

October 29, 1980

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This letter, dated October 29, 1980, is from David H. Hirsch (Chairman, Department of English) and Eli Pfefferkorn (Visiting Associate Professor) to James Silberman of Simon & Schuster, Inc. The authors propose a collection of original critical essays focusing on Elie Wiesel's fiction. They highlight that their proposed collection would concentrate on aesthetic problems and the inherent conflict between bearing witness and aesthetic values in Wiesel's work, differentiating it from existing, more unfocused collections. They also mention having discussed the project with Elie Wiesel himself, who finds it feasible and worthwhile. The letter indicates that curricula vitae and other identifying materials are enclosed.

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515 Madison Avenue, Suite 1130, New York, NY, USA
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EWG_1413_01_103-103
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