Gertrude Stein’s rejection letter is far better (and genuine), but I was reminded of this “rejection letter,” which circulated in the late 90s. I don’t know if it is real or not, but I like it.
We have read your manuscript with boundless delight. If we were to publish your paper, it would be impossible for us to publish any work of lower standard. And as it is unthinkable that in the next thousand years we shall see its equal, we are, to our regret, compelled to return your divine composition, and beg you a thousand times to overlook our short sight and timidity.
Rejection slip from a Chinese economic journal, and quoted in The Financial Times.
Gertrude Stein’s rejection letter is far better (and genuine), but I was reminded of this “rejection letter,” which circulated in the late 90s. I don’t know if it is real or not, but I like it.
We have read your manuscript with boundless delight. If we were to publish your paper, it would be impossible for us to publish any work of lower standard. And as it is unthinkable that in the next thousand years we shall see its equal, we are, to our regret, compelled to return your divine composition, and beg you a thousand times to overlook our short sight and timidity.
Rejection slip from a Chinese economic journal, and quoted in The Financial Times.
Ha! Those crazy Chinese.