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Hothouse : the art of survival and the survival of art at America's most celebrated publishing house, Farrar, Straus and Giroux /

An account of the book publisher who is home to more Nobel Prize-winning writers than any other publishing house in the world reveals the era and city that built FSG through the stories of two men, Roger Straus and Robert Giroux.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kachka, Boris
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2013]
Edition:First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux > History.
Publishers and publishing > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Publishers and publishing > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Authors and publishers > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
Description
Summary:An account of the book publisher who is home to more Nobel Prize-winning writers than any other publishing house in the world reveals the era and city that built FSG through the stories of two men, Roger Straus and Robert Giroux.
Item Description:The Cushing Library Lit/Mitchell copy is a donation from J. Lawrence Mitchell.
Physical Description:vii, 432 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 395-404) and index.
ISBN:9781451691894 (hardcover)
1451691890 (hardcover)
9781451691917 (pbk.)
1451691912 (pbk.)