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Stet

An Editor's Life
By Diana Athill
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iStet by Diana Athill is a candid exploration of her experiences as an editor in the British publishing industry. Through her memoir, she reflects on her collaborations and relationships with prominent authors, offering insightful anecdotes and a glimpse into the literary world. Athill's writing is both engaging and thoughtful, bringing to life the triumphs and challenges she faced throughout her career.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by an insider's view of the publishing world, delivered with wit and insight. As part of the Biography & Memoir genre, it offers a fascinating glimpse into the relationships between authors and editors, marked by Diana Athill's candid reflections and storytelling prowess. If you enjoy personal anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories from literary history, this memoir is likely to captivate you.

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Stet

Fresh re-issue of Diana Athill's candid memoir of a life spent working as an editor of some of the most celebrated writers of the post war generation.

Fresh re-issue of Diana Athill's candid memoir of a life spent working as an editor of some of the most celebrated writers of the post war generation.

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Diana Athill helped shape some of the most celebrated books in modern literature. For nearly five decades, she edited (and nursed and coerced and coaxed) writers including Jean Rhys, V. S. Naipaul, and Philip Roth.

From the pleasures, intrigues, and complexities of a life spent among authors and manuscripts to an account of Diana's own turn to writing, this is the story of an illustrious career.

Stet is a testament to her remarkable influence in the literary world and offers a fascinating glimpse into her experiences and the relationships she forged with some of the most notable writers of her time.

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Stet by Diana Athill offers an insightful glimpse into the world of publishing, drawing on Athill's experiences editing some of the most celebrated authors. Readers have praised Athill's engaging writing style and candid anecdotes, highlighting her ability to bring the publishing industry to life with wit and wisdom. Her reflections on the authors she worked with and her own life provide both personal and professional revelations, earning admiration for her authenticity and storytelling prowess.

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Book Details

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ISBN: 9781783787463

Publisher: Granta Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 December 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Granta Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 183g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Diana Athill was born in 1917. She helped Andre Deutsch establish the publishing company that bore his name and worked as an editor for Deutsch for four decades. Athill's distinguished career as an editor is the subject of her acclaimed memoir Stet. She is the author of seven further volumes of memoirs, Instead of a Letter, After a Funeral, Yesterday Morning, Make Believe, Somewhere Towards the End, Alive, Alive Oh!, A Florence Diary, and a collection of letters, Instead of a Book, all published by Granta. Her only novel, Don't Look At Me Like That, was first published in 1967. In January 2009, she won the Costa Biography Award for Somewhere Towards the End, and was presented with an OBE. She died in January 2019.

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