Jacques Schiffrin :
Reichman, Amos,
Jacques Schiffrin : a publisher in exile, from Pléiade to Pantheon / Amos Reichman ; foreword by Robert O. Paxton ; translated by Sandra Smith. - xvii, 220 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Jacques Schiffrin changed the face of publishing in the twentieth century. As the founder of Les Éditions de la Pléiade 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." - Book cover
9780231189583 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2018040028
Schiffrin, Jacques.
Gallimard (Firm)--History--20th century.
Pantheon Books--History--20th century.
Publishers and publishing--France--Biography.
Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography.
Jewish publishers--Biography.
070.5092
Jacques Schiffrin : a publisher in exile, from Pléiade to Pantheon / Amos Reichman ; foreword by Robert O. Paxton ; translated by Sandra Smith. - xvii, 220 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Jacques Schiffrin changed the face of publishing in the twentieth century. As the founder of Les Éditions de la Pléiade 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." - Book cover
9780231189583 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2018040028
Schiffrin, Jacques.
Gallimard (Firm)--History--20th century.
Pantheon Books--History--20th century.
Publishers and publishing--France--Biography.
Publishers and publishing--United States--Biography.
Jewish publishers--Biography.
070.5092