Pursuit: The Memoirs of John Calder
The Memoirs of John Calder
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- Paperback
648 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2016
Summary
“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 America…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846883651 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846883652 |
| Author: | John Calder |
| Publisher: | Alma Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Alma Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 648 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2016 |
| Weight: | 720g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 136mm x 48mm |
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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 *
About The Author
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 memoir and various non-fiction titles.
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