About this book
"When two jazz musicians trade twelves with each other in a jam session, one musician begins by riffing off twelve bars of music, the other musician throws the twelve bars back through his instrument, the first answers, and so, back and forth, in an ecstatic exchange of ideas and emotions. So it is with these letters, joyful music created by the exchanges between two dear friends."--Jacket.
Subjects
CorrespondenceAmerican NovelistsCriticsIntellectual lifeEllison, ralph, 1914-1994Authors, correspondenceHistory and criticismBibliographyEnglish literatureEnglish Humorous poetryEnglish Humorous storiesEnglish drama (Comedy)English wit and humorComic, The, in literatureEnglish wit and humor, history and criticismEnglish literature, history and criticism, 20th centuryEnglish drama, history and criticismHumorous stories, history and criticismAmerican fiction (fictional works by one author)