Stet
by:
Diana Athill (author)
An extraordinary memoir of a life in publishing, shaping some of the finest books in modern literature and nurturing some of the most celebrated writers in the English language. A lovingly, lucid and elegant book. (bio)
An extraordinary memoir of a life in publishing, shaping some of the finest books in modern literature and nurturing some of the most celebrated writers in the English language. A lovingly, lucid and elegant book. (bio)
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781847084279 (1847084273)
Publish date: October 1st 2011
Publisher: Granta Books (UK)
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Writing,
Humanities,
Language,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Books About Books,
Biography Memoir
The autobiography of an editor at a literary publishing house which was created soon after World War II.The book is divided into two halves, the first being an account of the rise and fall of the publishing house, and Athill's role in it (much of it focusing around the bullying of the publisher hims...