Dear Klemens,

Thank you for your letter. By the time this reply reaches you
I hope your back and your leg are feeling at least somewhat better.

Thank you also for your attention to my novels. You understand
of course that I don't expect you to spend your time reading them.
Since writing has become essential to my emotional existence, I
hope that you also have found, or will find, a pattern of creative
expression which will make your life more and more meaningful as
you grow older. I understand now that I write primarily or perhaps
solely for myself. Many years ago I entertained the theory that
literature is an instrument of communication

Vielen