{"product_id":"19035-mccarthy-mary-meanwhile-i-have-another-problem-typed-letter-signed","title":"McCarthy, Mary. (1912–1989) \"Meanwhile, I have another problem.\" - Typed Letter Signed","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eTLS with several handwritten marks from the American novelist to Professor Irma Antonetto of the Associazione Culturale Italiana, regarding a refund for an unused train ticket.  January 9, 1969;  Paris; 1 pp., written on thin paper.  \"Dear Miss Antonetto;\/ Did you get my speech?*\/  Meanwhile, I have another problem.  My Turin\/Paris return railroad ticket.  When I took it in for refund to the agency which issued it here in Paris, they told me it would have to be stamped in Turin \u003cu style=\"\"\u003ebefore January 15th\u003c\/u\u003e.  Someone must take it to the Turin station with the note, 'questo biglietto non sarà utilizzato.' ['This ticket was not used'].\/  The person who takes it to the Turin station to be 'timbrato' ['stamped'] must claim that the ticket is his, or hers.  This all sounds complicated, but they say that it is the only way to get one's money back.\/  With best wishes,\/  [Signature]\/  Mary McCarthy\/  Enclosure: Rail ticket Turin\/Paris\/  [autograph addendum]  *P.S. It turns out that I forgot to put the speech in the mail.  Here it is.\"  Expected mailing folds,  two holes to right margin, else fine.  8.5 x 10.5 inches (21.6 x 26.7 cm.).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eMcCarthy was a novelist, critic, and political activist, best known for her novel \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eThe Group\u003c\/i\u003e, which remained on the \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers list for two years.  Her feud with playwright Lillian Hellman (1904–1984) formed the basis for the play \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eImaginary Friends\u003c\/i\u003e by Nora Ephron (1941–2012).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eIrma Antonetto (1920-1993), was founder and director of the Associazione Culturale Italiana [Association of Italian Culture] for 46 years, during which time she brought some 400 philosophers, writers, scientists, artists, and Nobel winners to lecture in Italy. She was recipient of the 1964 Cavaliere al merito della Repubblica italiana.a.\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093702037663,"sku":"19035","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/McCarthy_2BMary_2BTyped_2BLetter_2BSigned_2B19035.jpg?v=1722189791","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/19035-mccarthy-mary-meanwhile-i-have-another-problem-typed-letter-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}