"How does a book make its way into the world? Why do some get rejected while others become classics? This intimate history of Faber & Faber weaves together the most entertaining, moving and suprising letters, diaries and memos from the archive to reveal the untold stories behind some of the...

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1. Verfasser:	Faber, Toby 1965- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	London Faber & Faber 2019
Schlagworte:	Faber & Faber Geschichte 1924-1990 Biografie
Online-Zugang:	Inhaltsverzeichnis
Zusammenfassung:	"How does a book make its way into the world? Why do some get rejected while others become classics? This intimate history of Faber & Faber weaves together the most entertaining, moving and suprising letters, diaries and memos from the archive to reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest literature of the twentieth century. This is the story of one of the world's great publishers told in its own words. Drawing on a wealth of previously unpublished letters, minutes, memoirs and diaries, Toby Faber takes us deep inside the evolution of the company, sharing the excitement, hopes and fears of the people who published and wrote the books that line our shelves today. Highlights include T. S. Eliot's magnificent reader reports, Samuel Beckett on swearing and censorship, the publication of Finnegans Wake, P. D. James on tasting her first avocado, the first reader's response to Seamus Heaney's Death of a Naturalist, the discovery of Kazuo Ishiguro, and Philip Larkin on his reluctance to attend poetry readings. In the background, the publisher battles the Great Depression, wartime paper shortages and dramatic financial crises to retain its independence. The result is both a vibrant history and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives."
Beschreibung:	XV, 426 Seiten, 8 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln Illustrationen, Portraits
ISBN:	9780571339044