Thomas Merton Center

Merton Correspondence:

The "Déchanet, Jean-Marie, Fr., O.S.B., 1906-1992" file

Single Item Record for the Date:
1961/March/12 (#02)

Series:    

Type:  transcript - Transcript copy of a letter, i.e., re-typed or re-written after orignal and often by another person. Often typed version of a holograph orignal.

To/From:  to Merton from "Déchanet, Jean-Marie, Fr., O.S.B., 1906-1992"-->

# of pages:  2

Published in:  

First Lines:  "I don't believe that it is possible to answer the question you ask me. The problem with the Brevis"

Contents:  [writing from the Monastère St. Benoit in Kansenia, Katanga, during Katanga's brief period of independence from the Congo] The Sign of Jonas / transfer to Kantanga from the Congo in 1957 / problems of desires for independence between natives and colonialists / manuscript for "l'Exposé in Cantica" / silence and solitude

Language:  English

Source or donor:  Sint-Andriesabdij, Zevenkerken, Belgium

Date received:  

Date added:  2019

Unique identifier:  Section A- "Déchanet, Jean-Marie, Fr., O.S.B., 1906-1992:"    1961/March/12 (#02)