An Editor's Burial

Name: An Editor's Burial
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781782276647
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Journals and Journalism from the New Yorker and Other Magazines

By Various Authors and X Various Authors

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An Editor's Burial offers a vivid glimpse of post-war France through the perspectives of 14 (mostly) expatriate journalists, including Mavis Gallant, James Baldwin, A.J. Liebling, and Joseph Mitchell. It also features portraits of their influential editors William Shawn and New Yorker founder Harold Ross, who together shaped modern magazine journalism. An introductory interview with Anderson by Susan Morrison explores the transformation of fact into fiction and honours these exceptional reporters.
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Ideal for readers interested in journalism, post-war France, literary history, and fans of Wes Anderson's cinematic style.

Inspirations for Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch - fascinating essays on Paris by some of the twentieth century's finest writers.

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A glimpse of post-war France through the eyes and words of 14 (mostly) expatriate journalists including Mavis Gallant, James Baldwin, A.J. Liebling, S.N. Behrman, Luc Sante, Joseph Mitchell, and Lillian Ross; plus, portraits of their editors William Shawn and New Yorker founder Harold Ross. Together, they invented modern magazine journalism.

Includes an introductory interview by Susan Morrison with Anderson about transforming fact into fiction and the creation of his homage to these exceptional reporters.

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Praised as essential reading for fans of The French Dispatch, this collection is described as one of Wes Anderson's impeccably curated works, designed to evoke laughter, tears, and wry smiles with a distinctively French flavour.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782276647

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 October 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 352

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Biography & Memoir Education & Reference Non-Fiction Various Authors X Various Authors

About the Author

Wes Anderson's films include Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Fantastic Mr Fox, Isle of Dogs and Moonrise Kingdom. The French Dispatch is forthcoming in 2021.