[Transcripción literal] México, D.F., 24 de mayo de 1927 Señor don José Carlos Mariátegui. Editorial Minerva Sagástegui 669. Lima, Perú. Mi distinguido compañero y amigo: Contesto su carta del 27 de abril anterior a la que viene unida una copia de su carta al señor Torres Bodet, quien seguramente hará la rectificación que usted justicieramente pide. Por mi parte yo haré que en Revista de Revistas se dé a conocer la carta de usted a nuestro amigo. Le ruego enviarme Amauta a mi dirección particular, pues me interesa mucho seguirla recibiendo con puntualidad. Yo le enviaré la revista Forma la cual desde el primer número de seguro usted ha comenzado a recibir. No tenga usted inquietud porque vayan a tenerlo como amigo desleal de México, pues bien sabemos que en las publicaciones cada autor es responsable de lo que escribe, y en este caso la culpa la tiene el señor Hidalgo. Con renovadas demostraciones de simpatía y admiración y en espera de sus gratas noticias, quedo como siempre su afectísimo amigo y compañero. Rafael Heliodoro Valle
New York, 2 de julio [de 1928] Sr. Don José Carlos Mariátegui Lima, Perú. Dear friend, I wrote you some time ago, telling you with what delight I have been reading Amauta. It is a remarkable magazine; and I have a very real sense of the importance of the work you are doing. It means a good deal to me, to be able to count you among my friends. I noticed with pleasure that you have been publishing certain chapters of my Re-Discovery of America. I am glad that you considered it worth publishing. I shall have to ask you, however, to cease these publications. I am trying to sell the Spanish rights of this book to a newspape— and I cannot afford to lose the possibility of earning this money, through the appearance in Amauta in which I receive no pay. Will you kindly tell Sr. Garro (whose address I do not have) that I thank him for his interest; that I am delighted to know that he is translating Our America for Glusberg of Buenos Aires but that I hope he is not translating any more parts of the new book? Do let me hear from you. It is a long long time since I have had a letter from you, personally. I wonder indeed if you received my last one. And I shall be wondering if this word reaches you, until you assure me. cordially yours Waldo Frank
