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Pursuit: The Memoirs of John Calder
John Calder
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Description for Pursuit: The Memoirs of John Calder
Paperback. A captivating memoir by one of the most controversial publishing figure. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; BM; KNTP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
“Publish and be damned”, Wellington’s famous adage, runs like a leitmotiv through John Calder’s memoirs. He has been damned by a censorious press, by politicians, by other publishers and by organs of the state for publishing books on sensitive issues. Damned also for publishing such authors as Henry Miller, William Burroughs, Alexander Trocchi and Hubert Selby Jr, as well as for bringing to public notice the abuses of the armies and security forces of colonial countries. He took on American authors who could not be published in the United States during the McCarthy witch-hunt. He exposed the atrocities of the ... Read more
“Publish and be damned”, Wellington’s famous adage, runs like a leitmotiv through John Calder’s memoirs. He has been damned by a censorious press, by politicians, by other publishers and by organs of the state for publishing books on sensitive issues. Damned also for publishing such authors as Henry Miller, William Burroughs, Alexander Trocchi and Hubert Selby Jr, as well as for bringing to public notice the abuses of the armies and security forces of colonial countries. He took on American authors who could not be published in the United States during the McCarthy witch-hunt. He exposed the atrocities of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
648
Place of Publication
Surrey, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846883651
SKU
V9781846883651
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99-5
About John Calder
Since 1949, John Calder has published eighteen Nobel Prize winners and around fifteen hundred books. He has put into print many of the major French and European writers, almost single-handedly introducing modern literature into the English language. His commitment to literary excellence has influenced two generations of authors, readers, booksellers and publishers. He is the author of several plays, a ... Read more
Reviews for Pursuit: The Memoirs of John Calder
Pursuit abounds in anecdotes that expose the dumbing-down of transatlantic publishing over the last half-century.
The Daily Telegraph
A publisher like no other.
The Guardian
Britain’s most distinguished living publisher.
The Spectator
The Daily Telegraph
A publisher like no other.
The Guardian
Britain’s most distinguished living publisher.
The Spectator