Prof. T.W.Adorno
123 Kettenhofweg
Frankfurt/Main

1/15/1951.

W. Bugher, Esq.
Villa Kenwin
Burier/La Tour
Vaud

Dear Sir,

many thanks for your very kind letter of January 10th.

The essays you mention are in our possession. The Baugelaire and "L'oeuvre d'art..." are published in our own periodical, while the issue of "Orient und Occident" to which you refer is probably the one that contains the essay on "Der Erzähler" (Leßkow). Of course, we have also the Barockbuch and the "Deutsche Menschen".

I should be greatly interested in any information pertaining to Benjamin's death and his escape from France. There are many circumstances still obscure and even the exact date of his death, September 23rd or 26th, 1940, has not yet been established.

It may interest you that Benjamin's "Berliner Kindheit um 1900" has finally been published by Suhrkamp. The December issue of the "eue Rundschau contains Benjamin's theses "Über den Begriff der Geschichte" and an essay of my own on his philosophy.

May I express my whole-hearted gratitude for your cooperation.