Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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GLC#
GLC09120.427-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
5 June 1944
Author/Creator
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
Title
to Estelle Spero
Place Written
Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Pagination
10 p. : Height: 16 cm, Width: 18 cm
Primary time period
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Sub-Era
World War II

Diamond writes that the night before, the radio broadcast Fiji music, and he expresses surprise that "somehow the music - melody - intonation - of those not marred by civilization can be so completely expressive." He then goes into a lengthy description as to why he disagrees with the word "aficionado" being perverted by contemporary magazines, explaining its meaning in the context of bull fights.

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