Becker, Reinhard Paul.

Becker, Reinhard Paul. Typewritten letter in German with handwritten signature "Paul" and small corrections. New York, 21.11.1978. 1 2/3 p. with the printed letterhead of New York University. DIN A4. With the original envelope. Very personal and poetic letter from the German writer and translator (1928-2006) who taught German Studies at NYU from 1965. According to the envelope, addressed to antiquarian, writer and artist Sibylle Kaldewey, "dearest, best, most beautiful, finest, smartest, most fragrant, and by now hopefully not also very annoying." He looks forward to her Christmas visit and offers her - under safety precautions - "the second half of my bed." "It will all be so very nice, you won't even want to leave. I'd like that very much, too, because I'll never get tired of you." - Enclosed: the same. Changes to a passage in a letter and other poems. Wiesbaden 1960. 107 p. 18.5 x 12 cm. Original paperback (somewhat bumped, cut stained). - On the title long autograph dedication by Becker (for Kaldewey) signed "Paul", January 1978. - Reinhard Lettau. The Discovery of Laughter as Shame. Narrative Models of Kafka. Offprint from Akzente. Munich, February 1979. pp. 31-48. original envelope, on the inside long autograph dedication of the author to Kaldewey with signature "Dein Reinhard", February 28, 1979. - Included: original portrait photograph of Lettau by Isolde Ohlbaum(copyright stamp on reverse). 17.5 x 12.5 cm. - In the original mailing envelope with return address imprint of the University of Californa, San Diego.