Nobel Prize winner best known for his classic, Lord of the Flies. TLS, one page, 8 x 10, Ebble Thatch letterhead, April 5, 1979. Letter regarding the question of what gives a literary work lasting importance. In part, 'I wish I knew! The answer might be something like this: the writer must be concerned deeply with the nature of the experience, the nature of living, what it is like to be alive...I don't know what it is 'like' to be a writer since being a writer is simply being human.' Matted and framed to an overall size of 12.5 x 15. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.
