Dear Mr. Pearson-

Thanks very much for your note, and for your kind remarks about my book. ( Quite frankly, I was never satisfied with it as an entity, though I liked certain facets well enough -- at the very least, I failed to accomplish what I had in mind. And I hope to do much better.)

My new address is: Box 577, Amagansett, Long Island. I'm living here all year around, and spend half my time fishing commercially. Just now I'm operating a charter fishing boat out of Montauk, in case you know any fishing enthusiasts. I like this sort of double career, and it brings in more money than such obscure productions as the late RACE ROCK.

The Paris Review is still going as well as ever, which is to say, not very well. Our business set-up is doubtless the culprit in regard to your subscription, but if you have had one from the beginning, it may well have run out. Anyway, I'll make an inquiry about it, and the office will be in touch with you. We have some damned good fiction coming up, incidentally.

Best Wishes-

Peter Matthiessen