A Book of the Year 2019 in The Morning Star. This is a rare glimpse
into the inner workings of a small, ambitious press over a period
of radical transformation in publishing. Each of Carcanet's fifty
years is marked by an exchange of letters - handwritten, typed, and
now emailed - between an author and the editor. Beginning in 1969
with the response to an invitation to subscribe to Carcanet for two
guineas, the book traces Carcanet's progress and offers insight
into the nature of literary editing. At its heart is the personal
relationship of author and editor/publisher, the conflicts,
friendships and vicissitudes that occur at the nexus between the
work, its creator, publisher and reader. Poets are central, but
fiction writers, translators, biographers and critics also
contribute to the Carcanet ferment and firmament. Fifty Fifty
celebrates the writers', readers' and editor's risks, passions and
pleasures.
General
Imprint: |
Lives and Letters
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
December 2019 |
Editors: |
Robyn Marsack
|
Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 35mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
464 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-78410-878-6 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-78410-878-2 |
Barcode: |
9781784108786 |
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