The Way It Wasn't by James Laughlin
Lavishly illustrated, The Way It Wasn't offers an intimate firsthand encounter with 20th-century Modernism, from the extraordinary man who defined it for America.
"Readers who revel in literary gossip are in for a real treat this holiday... The Way It Wasn't retails amusing anecdotes and outrageous opinions about all these writers... along with rants about the book industry, memories of childhood and youth and affectionate reminiscences of old girlfriends." -- Michael Dirda - The Washington Post
"Laughlin was more than the greatest American publisher of the twentieth century: His press was the twentieth century." -- Eliot Weinberger - The Nation
"I urge you to read this unforgettable parade of portraits … which changed my life and those of my peers." -- Irving Malin - The Hollins Critic
"A selection of glittering fragments punctuated by superb illustrations." -- George Core - Sewanee Review
"Laughlin was more than the greatest American publisher of the twentieth century: His press was the twentieth century." -- Eliot Weinberger - The Nation
"I urge you to read this unforgettable parade of portraits … which changed my life and those of my peers." -- Irving Malin - The Hollins Critic
"A selection of glittering fragments punctuated by superb illustrations." -- George Core - Sewanee Review
James Laughlin (1914–1997) founded New Directions in 1936 while still a student at Harvard. He wrote and compiled more than a dozen books of poetry as well as stories and essays; seven volumes of his correspondence with his authors are available from W.W. Norton. Barbara Epler is Editor-in-Chief of New Directions. Daniel Javitch is Professor of Comparative Literature at New York University. He is the author of Poetry and Courtliness in Renaissance England, Proclaiming a Classic: The Canonization of Orlando Furioso, and is at work on a book tentatively entitled Thinking About Genre in the Sixteenth Century. He has been, since 1972, a director of New Directions Publishing Corporation.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780811216760 |
| ISBN 10 | 0811216764 |
| Title | The Way It Wasn't |
| Author | James Laughlin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | New Directions Publishing Corporation |
| Year published | 2007-07-06 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Prizes | Runner-up for IndieFab awards (Autobiography/Memoir) 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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