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Toby Faber Faber & Faber: The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House Book
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Untold stories of the most outstanding literary works, writers and publishing in the 20th century
Thomas Eliot's reading notes, profanity and censorship in Samuel Beckett's work, rejection of George Orwell's Animal Farm, discovery of the talents of Kazuo Ishiguro, William Golding, Sylvia Plath and other literary superstars George Orwell, the discovery of the talents of Kazuo Ishiguro, William Golding, Sylvia Plath and other literary superstars — all these are synonymous with Faber & Faber, founded in 1929 in Bloomsbury. But how did they manage to bring them together, and what really went on behind the scenes at this small firm, which, despite paper shortages, the Great Depression and financial crises, became one of the largest independent publishers in the world, maintaining its leadership to this day?
Drawing on a series of unexpected and witty testimonies, unpublished memoirs, memos and board meeting minutes, and introducing us to the extraordinary personalities of poets, prose writers, managers and editors, Toby Faber tells not just the story of how a great company was built, but proves that book publishing can change a country's culture from within. And this directly affects how we interact with literature today.
Number of pages: 416.
Thomas Eliot's reading notes, profanity and censorship in Samuel Beckett's work, rejection of George Orwell's Animal Farm, discovery of the talents of Kazuo Ishiguro, William Golding, Sylvia Plath and other literary superstars George Orwell, the discovery of the talents of Kazuo Ishiguro, William Golding, Sylvia Plath and other literary superstars — all these are synonymous with Faber & Faber, founded in 1929 in Bloomsbury. But how did they manage to bring them together, and what really went on behind the scenes at this small firm, which, despite paper shortages, the Great Depression and financial crises, became one of the largest independent publishers in the world, maintaining its leadership to this day?
Drawing on a series of unexpected and witty testimonies, unpublished memoirs, memos and board meeting minutes, and introducing us to the extraordinary personalities of poets, prose writers, managers and editors, Toby Faber tells not just the story of how a great company was built, but proves that book publishing can change a country's culture from within. And this directly affects how we interact with literature today.
Number of pages: 416.
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