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CLARKE, ARTHUR C. Archive of 13 letters, each Signed "Arthur C Clarke," "Arthur," or "Arthur Clarke," to William Lauritzen, mostly form letters but each with autograph postscripts, including 10 TLsS and 3 brief ALsS. Together 25 pages. Tall 4to or oblong 12mo; few letters with faded or smudged text (but still legible), folds. Vp, 1987-99
29 October 1987, holograph postscript: "Rama [Rendezvous with Rama (1973)] has been optioned several times to the movies. I don't know its current status. I'm starting on Rama II next year!" 15 June 1989: ". . . [B]y a strange coincidence, Gentry Lee is here this very moment, working on Rama III and IV (Rama II will be out this December). . . . "I'm sure you will appreciate that the movie deal being discussed on Rama will be a mega-buck affair, and only a major studio and a very experienced screen-writer could handle it. So I'm afraid we cannot offer you any encouragement, at least on this project. . . ." 11 June 1991, holograph postscript: "Good luck with the eclipse! I've seen 3--from land, sea, & air! (Wish I could add space). . . ." 22 August 1992, holograph postscript: ". . . [J]ust returned to Sri Lanka to face 4 new books and a TV series; look out for me in TIME special issue 28 September. "What a pity Bucky [Fuller] didn't live to see the chemical revolution [Buckminsterfullerene] that's made him even more famous!" 12 December 1993, ALS: "You've obviously done a lot of research [on new number system]--but I'm afraid it can't be more than a thought experiment; I think you could make a better case for binary! "TV crew just arr[ived]. No time for more . . . ." 22 July 1993, ALS: ". . . Isn't Winston Sanders the first guy to publish on solar sailing? ("Clipper Ships of Space," Astounding) "Long call from Billy Read plugging [Buckminster?] Fuller! I assume you're in contact with him. I explained that I'm now a non-person." 1 February 1994, holograph postscript: "Did you know I've been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace?! Narrow (?) escape." 18 March 1995, holograph postscript: ". . . I'm hoping that MacArthur ["genius award"] will discover me! "My version of your Schopenhauer quote ['First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident']: "1. It's crazy--don't waste my time. "2. You could be right--so what? "3. I said it was a good idea all along. "4. I thought of it first."
