Making an Elephant: 'Buying a Guitar with Ish: Nagasaki, 1954-60'
Scope & Content:
Largely autograph draft material in different versions (with three sheets in typescript), for the introduction to the conversation between Swift and Ishiguro.
Making an Elephant: ['Fishing with David: The Magic Wheel, 1986']
Scope & Content:
Revised passages (typescript) from the Introduction to Swift and David Profumo, The Magic Wheel: An Anthology of Fishing in Literature, intended initially to be included in Making an Elephant. For the full text, see the complete early draft of the volume: Add MS 88919/10/22.
The Light of Day Screen Adaptation: Swift's Contribution
Scope & Content:
Swift's contributions to various scenes (scene indicated by footer number). The material is divided by Swift into two groups, by date: September 2004, and October 2004. October material incorporates a number of comments by Swift.
First Draft of Script of Radio Adaptation of Last Orders: Swift's Annotated Copy
Scope & Content:
First draft of script (duration: 90 minutes) received by Swift 21 September 1996, with his annotations in pencil. Title-sheet, character list, and numbered sheets 1-103.
Making an Elephant: 'Looking for Jiří Wolf: Prague, 1989'
Scope & Content:
Various papers and research notes made during a visit to Prague, at the suggestion of Bill Buford (Granta), to locate and meet the dissident writer Jiří Wolf. Amongst the papers are a number of letters, business cards, a small memo pad, several notes on Hotel Intercontinental notepaper, and a P...