Item 1596 - Letters from Kathleen Court and Jonathan Coleman (Publishers)

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Letters from Kathleen Court and Jonathan Coleman, who worked at various publishers including Viking Press, Knopf, and Penguin, and on the publishing of books by John McGahern. Letters on Knopf headed paper from Coleman (c. 1970s) discusses a love interest with a married woman; other letter adding to his comments in hoping McGahern will return to publish at Knopf (1975); letter (21 Apr 1975) sending admiration to McGahern on "The Leavetaking" and on McGahern's work generally.
Includes a 2 page manuscript letter from John McGahern to Kathleen, written on University of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne headed paper, 14 Oct 1975 discussing his planned move back to Ireland and to be settled in one place. His brother-in-law had died recently also. "Its eleven years of having no place now." McGahern discusses stories such as the book "The Leavetaking" but also his writing of a novel. Mentions "the textual provos were out" and sends details on the outline plot and characters of "The Pornographer".
Later letters in the 1990s from Kathleen Court to McGahern are on Viking Penguin (1992) and Penguin (2006) headed paper. The former discussing McGahern's move to Knopf publishers and adding ongoing publication by Viking Penguin of "The Dark", "The Pornographer", "High Ground" and "Collected Stories" as well as a new print run of "Amongst Women". The latter sending new copies of "The Pornographer" to McGahern and looking forward to the publication of "All Will Be Well."

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26/04/2022
14/07/2025