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Author : A. Scott Berg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0399584838
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)
Download or read book Max Perkins written by A. Scott Berg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the influential book editor who worked with Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Author : A. Scott Berg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147113010X
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)
Download or read book Max Perkins written by A. Scott Berg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The talents Maxwell Perkins nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe among numerous others. But the man himself remained a mystery, a backstage presence who served these authors not only as editor but as critic, career manager, moneylender, psychoanalyst, confessor and friend. This outstanding biography, a winner of the National Book Award, is the first to explore the fascinating life of this editor extraordinaire in both professional and personal domains. It tells not only of Perkins' stormy marriage and secret twenty-five-year romance with Elizabeth Lemmon, but also of his intensely intimate relationships with the leading literary lights of the twentieth century.
Author : A. Scott Berg
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101494301
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)
Download or read book Max Perkins: Editor of Genius written by A. Scott Berg and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Book Award winner from Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg is now celebrating its 40th anniversary. The talents he nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe, and numerous others. But Maxwell Perkins remained a mystery, a backstage presence who served these authors not only as editor but also as critic, career manager, moneylender, psychoanalyst, father-confessor, and friend. This outstanding biography, a winner of the National Book Award, is the first to explore the fascinating life of this genius editor extraordinare—in both the professional and personal domains. It tells not only of Perkins’s stormy marriage, endearing eccentricities, and secret twenty-five-year romance with Elizabeth Lemmon, but also of his intensely intimate relationships with the leading literary lights of the twentieth century. It is, in the words of Newsweek, “an admirable biography of a wholly admirable man.” The basis for the Major Motion Picture Genius, Starring Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, and Jude Law.
Author : Maxwell Evarts Perkins
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570035487
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Sons of Maxwell Perkins written by Maxwell Evarts Perkins and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the sole literary editor with name recognition among students of American literature, Perkins remains permanently linked to Fitzgerald, Hemingway, and Wolfe in literary history. Their relationships play out in the 221 letters Matthew J. Bruccoli has assembled in this volume. The collection documents the extent of the fatherly forbearance, attention, and encouragement the legendary Scribners editor gave to his authorial sons. The correspondence portrays his ability to juggle the requirements of his three geniuses.
Author : Maxwell E (Maxwell Evarts) Perkins
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013729980
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)
Download or read book Editor to Author written by Maxwell E (Maxwell Evarts) Perkins and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : A. Scott Berg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471130061
Total Pages : 1073 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)
Download or read book Goldwyn written by A. Scott Berg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 1073 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samuel Goldwyn was the premier dream-maker of his era - a fierce independent force i a time when studios ruled, a producer of silver screen sagas who was, in all probability, the last Hollywood tycoon. In this riveting book, Pulitzer Prize winning biographer A. Scott Berg tells the life story of this remarkable man - a tale as rich with drama as any feature length epic and as compelling as the history of Hollywood itself.
Author : David Herbert Donald
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674008694
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)
Download or read book Look Homeward written by David Herbert Donald and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of an American novelist examining the forces of his life that were intertwined with his writing and the academic and literary worlds of which he was a part.
Author : A. Scott Berg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1471130088
Total Pages : 1092 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)
Download or read book Lindbergh written by A. Scott Berg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 1092 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lindbergh was the first solo pilot to cross the Atlantic non-stop from New York to Paris, in 1927. This awe-inspiring fight made him the most celebrated men of his day-a romantic symbol of the new aviation age. However, tragedy struck in 1932, where his baby was kidnapped and found dead. The unbearable trial forced Lindbergh into exile in England and France. However, his soon fasciation and involvement with the Nazi regime, resulted in public opinion turning against him. His life was at the forefront of pioneering research in aeronautics and rocketry. Also, his wife became one of the century's leading feminist voices. This biography explores the golden couple who have been considered American royalty.
Author : Thomas Wolfe
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570033551
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)
Download or read book To Loot My Life Clean written by Thomas Wolfe and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between Thomas Wolfe and his editor, Maxwell Perkins has been the subject of guesswork and anecdote for 70 years. Scholars have debated Wolfe's dependence on his editor. This volume of 251 letters should clarify the relationship and set the record straight.
Author : Francis Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Vegetable, Or, From President to Postman written by Francis Scott Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
