Key Writers: Photos of writers and their typewriters
Hunter S. Thompson at work in his ranch in Aspen, 1976
Since Mark Twain battered out the first typed manuscript in 1883, writers have had a love affair with their typewriters. To mark the end of the manufacture of these instruments for creativity, the Guardian published a fine selection of key writers at work on their typewriters.
Patricia Highsmith at work in her home in Moncourt, near Fontainebleau, in 1976
More key writers after the jump…
With thanks to Ken Cargill, via the Guardian
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