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Highlights
- Published to celebrate Faber's 90th anniversary, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishing houses - a delight for all readers who are curious about the business of writing.
- Author(s): Toby Faber
- 448 Pages
- Literary Collections, Essays
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Published to celebrate Faber's 90th anniversary, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishing houses - a delight for all readers who are curious about the business of writing. The names of T. S. Eliot, William Golding, Ted Hughes, Sylvia Plath and Seamus Heaney are synonymous with the publishing house Faber & Faber, founded in Bloomsbury in 1929. But behind these stellar literary talents was a tiny firm that had to battle the Great Depression, wartime paper shortages and dramatic financial crises to retain its independence. This intimate history of Faber & Faber weaves together the most entertaining, moving and surprising letters, diaries and materials from the archive to reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest literature of the twentieth century. Highlights include Eliot's magnificent reading reports, Samuel Beckett on swearing and censorship, the publication ofFinnegans Wake, the rejection of George Orwell's Animal Farm, P. D. James on tasting her first avocado, the first reader's response to Heaney's Death of a Naturalist, Philip Larkin's reluctance to attend poetry readings (people's imaginary picture of you is always so much more flattering than the reality), and the discovery of Kazuo Ishiguro. The result is both a vibrant history and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives.Review Quotes
A richly detailed biography of the distinguished British publishing house. -- Kirkus A uniquely close-up view of 20th-century literary history. It includes fascinating stories about now-canonical works ... Brimming with humanizing details and unforgettable literary personalities, Faber's compilation will be a delight for literature fans. -- Publishers Weekly Toby Faber, the grandson of the company's founder, relates this house's story as it celebrates its 90th anniversary. He does so ingeniously, compiling it from original documents -- letters, memos, catalogue copy, diary entries. It's a jigsaw puzzle that slowly comes together. The details here do consistently shine. -- New York Times The creation story of Faber is a striking drama ... Celebrating its 90th birthday this year, Faber boasts a phenomenal roster of successes ... What stays in the mind are some brilliant vignettes. -- Sunday Times Anyone with an interest in the history of English-language publishing won't want to miss this thoroughly charming history of the venerable British firm of Faber & Faber...a surprisingly jaunty, thoroughly readable look at literary publishing in the twentieth century. -- Booklist Ingeniously compiled. -- Evening Standard
Dimensions (Overall): 7.8 Inches (H) x 5.0 Inches (W) x 1.3 Inches (D)
Weight: .85 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 448
Genre: Literary Collections
Sub-Genre: Essays
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Author: Toby Faber
Language: English
Street Date: August 24, 2021
TCIN: 83850342
UPC: 9780571339051
Item Number (DPCI): 247-19-1103
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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