Lot 86
Steinbeck, John (1902-1968) American novelist who frequently wrote about the plight of the misfits, the homeless and the hopeless in a fast-changing America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962. Typed letter Signed by "John Steinbeck," publisher "B. W. Huebsch," and screenwriter/director "Berthold Viertel," one page, 4to, New York, June 9, 1944. To a Mr. Smith, inviting him "to join with us in marking Lion Feuchtwanger's 60th birthday on July 7th by the presentation to him of an album containing appreciations of the man and his work." Very fine condition; one mailing fold affects the signatures. Feuchtwanger was a German-Jewish novelist who was imprisoned in a French internment camp in France, but later escaped to America, receiving asylum and settling with his wife, Marta, at Villa Aurora, in Pacific Palisades, California; Villa Aurora served as the center of social life for German and other European émigré intellectuals during World War II. Feuchtwanger's best-known work is the Josephus trilogy, completed in 1942.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,200.
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