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Faber & Faber: The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House

Faber & Faber: The Untold Story of a Great Publishing House

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This book is about one of the world's greatest publishing houses, Faber, and its history. It includes archive material from famous writers such as T. S. Eliot, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, P. D. James, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Philip Larkin, and is a vibrant history and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 02 May 2019
Publisher: Faber & Faber


First published to celebrate Faber's 90th anniversary, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishing houses, a delight for all readers who are curious about the business of writing.

A striking drama.

SUNDAY TIMES

Never less than fascinating.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

This book will fascinate anyone with an interest in twentieth-century literature. . . . a treasure trove.

SCOTSMAN

The details here do consistently shine.

NEW YORK TIMES

Ingeniously compiled. . . . charming and quirky

EVENING STANDARD

Told in its own words, this is the story of one of the world's greatest publishers, capturing the excitement, hopes, and fears of the people who published and wrote the books that line our shelves today. Including archive material from T. S. Eliot, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, P. D. James, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Philip Larkin, this is both a vibrant history and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives.

Weight: 746g
Dimension: 216 x 135 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780571339044
Edition number: Main

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