Max Perkins: Editor of Genius
New York: Dutton, 1978. Hardcover. 8vo., 519 pp. Cover illustration by David Levine. Illustrated with a section of black and white plates.. National Book Award-winning biography of Perkins, the editor who helped guide F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe, among many others. Berg took the literary world by storm upon its publication in 1978, garnering rave reviews and winning the National Book Award. A meticulously-researched and engaging portrait of the man who introduced the public to the greatest writers of this century, Berg's biography stands as one of the finest books on the publishing industry ever written. The driving force behind such literary superstars as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe, Max Evarts Perkins was the most admired book editor in the world. From the first major novel he edited [Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise] to the last [James Jones's bestselling From Here to Eternity] Perkins revolutionized American literature. Very Good in a Near Fine dust jacket with a bit of edgewear and some age toning to the flaps. Item #1005202523
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