This author's 1975 letter shutting down a fan is so hilariously blunt
In the age of Twitter, authors like J.K. Rowling shut people down pretty much every day.
It's not a new thing, though.
SEE ALSO:J.K. Rowling and Ricky Gervais join forces to shut down Donald TrumpBack in 1975, British novelist Kingsley Amis was shutting people down with the best of them. The only difference was the medium.
On Monday, the Twitter account @LettersOfNote shared a response Amis sent to a fan who had requested a signed photo.
He really didn't mince his words.
Tweet may have been deleted
What a total badass.
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