Saroyan, William. (1908–1981). "What does Bill Faulkner do when he feels so low he would like to turn Nazi and burn all the books ever written"- Autograph Postcard.
Amusing autograph note on a postcard from the Armenian-American writer, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and an Academy Award in 1943. Addressed to Harrison Smith and postmarked April 22, 1934, the note is dated April 21, 1908 (apparently as a historical reference). Text, in full: "What the hell: Easter greetings, said Willy the Kaiser to Nicky the Czar: best wishes for a pleasant 1908. Those boys. Maybe I've got the gag wrong. Anyway, it is a good line. What does Bill Faulkner do when he feels so low he would like to turn Nazi and burn all the books ever written? That's the way I feel now. Saturday night is a hell of a night in America. I'm staying out of it this night. [good wishes though.] William Saroyan." Slightly irregular toning; overall fine. 3.25 x 5.5 inches (8.3 x 14 cm).
An Armenian American, Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno. Some of his best-known works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram and My Heart's in the Highlands. He has been described in a Dickinson College news release as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century" and by Stephen Fry as "one of the most underrated writers of the [20th] century." Fry suggests that "he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner."
Saroyan, William. (1908–1981). "What does Bill Faulkner do when he feels so low he would like to turn Nazi and burn all the books ever written"- Autograph Postcard.
Amusing autograph note on a postcard from the Armenian-American writer, recipient of a Pulitzer Prize in 1940 and an Academy Award in 1943. Addressed to Harrison Smith and postmarked April 22, 1934, the note is dated April 21, 1908 (apparently as a historical reference). Text, in full: "What the hell: Easter greetings, said Willy the Kaiser to Nicky the Czar: best wishes for a pleasant 1908. Those boys. Maybe I've got the gag wrong. Anyway, it is a good line. What does Bill Faulkner do when he feels so low he would like to turn Nazi and burn all the books ever written? That's the way I feel now. Saturday night is a hell of a night in America. I'm staying out of it this night. [good wishes though.] William Saroyan." Slightly irregular toning; overall fine. 3.25 x 5.5 inches (8.3 x 14 cm).
An Armenian American, Saroyan wrote extensively about the Armenian immigrant life in California. Many of his stories and plays are set in his native Fresno. Some of his best-known works are The Time of Your Life, My Name Is Aram and My Heart's in the Highlands. He has been described in a Dickinson College news release as "one of the most prominent literary figures of the mid-20th century" and by Stephen Fry as "one of the most underrated writers of the [20th] century." Fry suggests that "he takes his place naturally alongside Hemingway, Steinbeck and Faulkner."