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JOYCE, James (1882–1941). Autographed letter signed (“James Joyce”) to Madame Yasushi Tanaka (Louise Gebhard Cann), 29 November 1920. 1 page, small 4to (248 x 191 mm), old folds with some toning. Joyce responds to a request from Ms. Cann that she be sent materials for her article and directs her to an acquaintance who will have more, adding at the end, “...I am sure he will let you have the copy of The Egoist (15 January 1913) which I lent him some time ago. It contains the whole story of The Dubliners. Sincerely yours, James Joyce.” Louise Gebhard Cann was a prominent writer and art critic in early 20th century France. The materials compiled by Cann were to be used for an article on writers in France set to appear in the March 1921 issue of The Pacific Review. Following publication of the “Nausicaa” episode of Ulysses in The Little Review the previous year Joyce’s writing was deemed obscene, with this issue of The Little Review effectively banned in the United States, and it is believed that because of the controversy the editors then decided to omit any mention of Joyce from the finished article published in the March 1921 issue of The Pacific Review. Ellman James Joyce Letters, III:31–32.