The second volume of letters by the American writer and monk, selected and edited by the director of the Thomas Merton Center. The letters, to family and friends, span the period from 1931, ten years before he became a monk, to 1968, the year in which he died. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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The second volume of Thomas Merton's letters is devoted to his correspondence with friends -- relatives and family friends, longtime friends, special friends, young people he regarded as new friends, and circular letters addressed to groups of friends. They range from 1931, ten years before he became a monk, to 1968, the year in which he died at a monastic conference in Thailand. The second volume of Thomas Merton's letters is devoted to his correspondence with friends -- relatives and family friends, longtime friends, special friends, young people he regarded as new friends, and circular letters addressed to groups of friends. They range from 1931, ten years before he became a monk, to 1968, the year in which he died at a monastic conference in Thailand.
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