New Directions 53: An International Directory of Prose & Poetry Contributor(s): Laughlin, James (Editor), Glassgold, Peter (Editor), Ohannessian, Griselda Jackson (Editor) |
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ISBN: 081121107X ISBN-13: 9780811211079 Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1989 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General |
Dewey: 810.8 |
LCCN: 37-1751 |
Series: New Directions in Prose and Poetry |
Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.38" W x 8" (0.47 lbs) 190 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Since 1936, the New Directions anthologies have served as vehicles for the presentation of new and variant trends in world literature. This fifty-third anthology series draws on authors from countries across the world and features selections of the finest new prose and poetry. |
Contributor Bio(s): Laughlin, James: - James Laughlin (1914-1997) founded New Directions in 1936 while still a student at Harvard. He wrote and compiled more than a dozen books of poetry as well as stories and essays; seven volumes of his correspondence with his authors are available from W.W. Norton.Glassgold, Peter: - Peter Glassgold is the former editor in chief of New Directions.Ohannessian, Griselda Jackson: - Born in New York City in 1927, Griselda Ohannessian studied to be a pianist at Barnard College and has been associated with New Directions Publishing since 1956. She was the President and Managing Director when she retired in 2005, and she is still a member of the New Directions Board of Directors. |