André Schiffrin (1935–2013)
Auteur de The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Séries
Œuvres de André Schiffrin
The Business of Books: How the International Conglomerates Took Over Publishing and Changed the Way We Read (2000) — Auteur — 271 exemplaires
Oeuvres associées
André Gide, Jacques Schiffrin, Correspondance, 1922-1950 (2005) — Avant-propos, quelques éditions — 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Schiffrin, André
- Nom légal
- Schiffrin, André
- Date de naissance
- 1935-06-12
- Date de décès
- 2013-12-01
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- France
Etats-Unis - Pays (pour la carte)
- Etats-Unis
- Lieu de naissance
- 15e arrondissement, Paris, Îlde-de-France, France
- Lieu du décès
- 15e arrondissement, Paris, Île-de-France, France
- Cause du décès
- Cancer du pancréa
- Lieux de résidence
- New-York, Etats-Unis
Paris, Île-de-France, France - Études
- Cambridge University (MA | 1959)
Yale College (BA | 1957) - Professions
- Editeur
- Relations
- Schiffrin, Jacques (Père)
Schiffrin, Simon (Oncle)
Schiffrin, Anya (Fille)
Stiglitz, Joseph (Beau-Fils)
Sands, Philippe (Beau-fils) - Organisations
- The New Press (Editeur; PDG, 19 91 | 20 13)
Pantheon Books (Directeur général, Editeur, 19 62 | 19 90) - Prix et distinctions
- Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (2011)
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 7
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 568
- Popularité
- #44,051
- Évaluation
- 3.6
- Critiques
- 10
- ISBN
- 34
- Langues
- 11