Part of a collection of letters to José Rodríguez Feo, a Cuban who edited the magazine Orígenes in the 1940s and 50s. Letters in the collection are described in individual records; see MA 5659 for more information.
Written before Bowles moved to Tangier in 1947; probably written in 1946 based on the other letters from Bowles in this collection.
Written to "Dear Pepe."
Discussing possible plays to see when Rodríguez Feo is in New York; noting that the [Jean-Paul] Sartre play [probably No Exit] will not open before November 1st; reporting that he is going "into town tomorrow morning with Oliver Smith"; adding, "I am invited to Connecticut to Katharine Hepburn's for next weekend, and I don't know whether I shall go or stay"; telling him not to spend too much on the essential oils he requested; asking if he will bring the autumn issue of Orígenes with him; writing, "the [Alejo] Carpentier book would delight my soul. I can't wait to see it. He is a perito on Afro-Cuban music, isn't he?"; concluding, "I know you hate my version of the tropics because you like civilization, but I hate every version of civilization, be it tropical or northern."