{"product_id":"12139","title":"1926 Manzanillo Letter from Author Manuel Navarro Luna to Havana Journalist Enrique Gay Calbó Regarding Luna’s Recent Work, “Siluetas Aldeanas”","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn offer is a typed letter dated November 8, 1926, from Manzanillo, Cuba, signed in ink by Manuel Navarro Luna and addressed to Enrique Gay Calbó in Havana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe letter responds to Gay Calbó’s published remarks on Navarro Luna’s recently issued work \u003ci\u003eSiluetas Aldeanas\u003c\/i\u003e (1926), specifically referencing commentary appearing in the journal \u003ci\u003eCuba Contemporánea\u003c\/i\u003e. Navarro Luna writes:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003e“Acaso lo mejor y más acertado que se ha dicho en torno de mi libro Siluetas Aldeanas, es lo que acaba usted de escribir…” \u003c\/i\u003e[“Perhaps the best and most accurate thing that has been said about my book Village Silhouettes is what you have just written…”]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDated to the year of publication, the letter records a direct exchange between a provincial writer based in Manzanillo and a Havana-based critic, preserving both the moment of reception and the channel through which the work circulated in print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSingle sheet, typed with manuscript signature. Pronounced toning and staining, including dark intersecting marks from prior storage, with visible fold lines and edge wear. Structurally sound, with text and signature bold and fully legible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katz Fine Manuscripts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51516854599986,"sku":"12139","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/8612\/8618\/files\/0012139_1.png?v=1785268393","url":"https:\/\/katzfinemanuscripts.com\/products\/12139","provider":"Katz Fine Manuscripts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}