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ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992). Fourteen typed letters signed ("Isaac") to Murray Fisher (7), James Goode (6) and A.C. Spectorsky (2), West Newton, Mass., 22 August 1962-15 December 1967. Together 23 pages, 4to. A very interesting correspondence from Asimov to Playboy relating to his writing and articles for the magazine.
14 September 1964: "I must warn you, though--and there is no point in not being completely honest--that I cannot be sure that anything I write will 'appeal to a wide readership.'"
20 March 1963: Forwarding a 7-page typed manuscript of "Stay, Oh, Fleeting Moment" (with several corrections in Asimov's hand): "I have tried to write it understandably, yet accurately." With another copy of the typescript with several corrections.
23 May 1964: Regarding the article, which Playboy editors felt did not reach their expectations, Asimov responds to the idea of rewriting the article: "I am not really an expert on computers or robotics. I have written a dozen stories or so and a couple of novels dealing with robots and computers but my practical experience in the area is absolutely nil. I can get away with it in fiction because I am (if I say so myself) a skillful writer... Even if I write the article and even if I were satisfied with it, it would have none of the Playboy cachet. None of the gay bachelor in his pad atmosphere because I have no way of thinking in that fashion."
18 May 1965: "I have spent considerable time gathering tales of the stupidity of the machine..."
[With:] Related carbon correspondence to Asimov from Murray Fisher. (7)
14 September 1964: "I must warn you, though--and there is no point in not being completely honest--that I cannot be sure that anything I write will 'appeal to a wide readership.'"
20 March 1963: Forwarding a 7-page typed manuscript of "Stay, Oh, Fleeting Moment" (with several corrections in Asimov's hand): "I have tried to write it understandably, yet accurately." With another copy of the typescript with several corrections.
23 May 1964: Regarding the article, which Playboy editors felt did not reach their expectations, Asimov responds to the idea of rewriting the article: "I am not really an expert on computers or robotics. I have written a dozen stories or so and a couple of novels dealing with robots and computers but my practical experience in the area is absolutely nil. I can get away with it in fiction because I am (if I say so myself) a skillful writer... Even if I write the article and even if I were satisfied with it, it would have none of the Playboy cachet. None of the gay bachelor in his pad atmosphere because I have no way of thinking in that fashion."
18 May 1965: "I have spent considerable time gathering tales of the stupidity of the machine..."
[With:] Related carbon correspondence to Asimov from Murray Fisher. (7)