André Schiffrin (1935–2013)
Autore di The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read
Sull'Autore
André Schiffrin was born in Paris, France on June 14, 1935. He received a degree in history from Yale University in 1957 and a master's degree from Clare College, Cambridge University in 1959, where he became the first American to edit Granta, the school's literary journal. He started working for mostra altro Pantheon Books in 1962. He became editor in chief in 1963 and managing director in 1969. He was fired in 1990 for a dispute over chronic losses and his refusal to accept cutbacks and other changes. In 1992, he founded the New Press with Diane Wachtell. He was the editor in chief for more than a decade and remained as founding director and editor at large until his death. He also wrote several books during his lifetime including The Business of Books: How International Conglomerates Took over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read, A Political Education: Growing Up in Paris and New York, and Words and Money. He died of pancreatic cancer on December 1, 2013 at the age of 78. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
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Opere di André Schiffrin
Opere correlate
André Gide, Jacques Schiffrin, Correspondance, 1922-1950 (2005) — Avant-propos, alcune edizioni — 2 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Schiffrin, André
- Nome legale
- Schiffrin, André
- Data di nascita
- 1935
- Data di morte
- 2013-12-01
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- France
USA - Luogo di nascita
- 15e arrondissement, Paris, Îlde-de-France, France
- Luogo di morte
- Paris, France
- Causa della morte
- pancreatic cancer
- Luogo di residenza
- New York, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Yale College (BA|1957)
Cambridge University (MA|1959) - Attività lavorative
- editor
author
publisher - Relazioni
- Schiffrin, Jacques (father)
Stiglitz, Joseph (son-in-law)
Schiffrin, Anya (daughter) - Organizzazioni
- Pantheon Books
The New Press
Granta Magazine - Premi e riconoscimenti
- National Order of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier) (2011)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 7
- Opere correlate
- 1
- Utenti
- 568
- Popolarità
- #44,051
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 10
- ISBN
- 34
- Lingue
- 11