A Catch of Anti-Letters

"Between 1962 & 1967, two solitary friends, both contemplatives, engaged in a playful exchange of letters--Thomas Merton from his Trappist monastery in Kentucky, Bob Lax from self-imposed exile in the Greek islands. The friendship that began between Columbia University undergraduates (see "Seven Storey Mountain") & flourished for the 27 years of Merton's monkhood has generated more serious correspondence, but this intimate collection was edited by the prolific monk before his accidental death in Thailand. The letters are filled with "inside" jokes, literary divertissements, reminiscences about Columbia. Merton adds drawings; Lax, experimental poems. An aptly titled gathering. Merton enthusiasts will enjoy this footnote."--PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Originally published in 1978, now available for the first time in paperback.Robert Lax is the author of 'A Catch of Anti-Letters', published 1994 under ISBN 9781556127120 and ISBN 155612712X.