Jacques Schiffrin - A Publisher in Exile, from Pleiade to Pantheon (Hardcover)

Jacques Schiffrin changed the face of publishing in the twentieth century. As the founder of Les Editions de la Pleiade in Paris and cofounder of Pantheon Books in New York, he helped define a lasting canon of Western literature while also promoting new authors who shaped transatlantic intellectual life. In this first biography of Schiffrin, Amos Reichman tells the poignant story of a remarkable publisher and his dramatic travails across two continents. Just as he influenced the literary trajectory of the twentieth century, Schiffrin's life was affected by its tumultuous events. Born in Baku in 1892, he fled after the Bolsheviks came to power, eventually settling in Paris, where he founded the Pleiade, which published elegant and affordable editions of literary classics as well as leading contemporary writers. After Vichy France passed anti-Jewish laws, Schiffrin fled to New York, later establishing Pantheon Books with Kurt Wolff, a German exile. Following Schiffrin's death in 1950, his son Andre continued in his father's footsteps, preserving and continuing a remarkable intellectual and cultural legacy at Pantheon. In addition to recounting Schiffrin's life and times, Reichman describes his complex friendships with prominent figures including Andre Gide, Jean-Paul Sartre, Peggy Guggenheim, and Bernard Berenson. From the vantage point of Schiffrin's extraordinary career, Reichman sheds new light on French and American literary culture, European exiles in the United States, and the transatlantic ties that transformed the world of publishing.

General

Imprint:	Columbia University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	May 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Amos Reichman
Foreword by:	Robert Paxton
Translators:	Sandra Smith
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Trade binding
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-231-18958-3
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	French
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Publishing industry Books > Biography > Literary Promotions
LSN:	0-231-18958-3
Barcode:	9780231189583

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