DIGEST OF THE ANALECTS

that is of the Philosophic Conversations.

" Sse " said the Philosopher " you think I have learned a great deal, and kept me the whole of it in my memory. ? "

``Respectful answer: Of course. Isn't that so ?```

It is not so: I have reduced it to all to one principle.

Peroni was lecturing me only last evening on YOUR generosity.

You have PAID for great deal. I as writer am at WAR.
The bourgeoisie and the collector for the whole of my life
time have been AGAINST all good writing.

The bourgeoisie and the collector
of rare objects have NOT done a god damn thing for
good writers in my time.

I don't know who yr/ friends are,
but IF they want 2 copies on Japan, why shouldn't they
do something toward alleviating the MULTA which you and I have
suffered for the sake of putting out that edition ?

I am utterly DISGUSTED with the black and abominable failure
of Italy to import anything save the cheap type boomed by
Omnibus.

If there are NO LIVING Italians capable of bringing
in first rate English and American books

or even reporting on the
books of the dozen best Eng/ and Američ/ writers
what is the use of satisfying the whims of bibliophiles ?

I am asking for the sake of or in the hope of
getting some information.

The Italian publishing industry shows it SOUL in
the Libri Ciatti. If Italy can't do anything else save
HITM taht, plus h Huxley's pewk and Woodhouse frivolity ...

etc/etc/ I remain in an interrogative

state of mind.

ARE the whole brains of Italy used exclusively in the
cepartments of agriculture and the ministero del lavoro.

These departments I
respect.

But apart from yourself/ and two or three men
WHOM the Italian publishers and editors do NOT print ...

what am I expected to think
of the Italian " book publick ".

con cordiale affetto