Max Perkins: Editor of Genius - Hardcover

Berg, A. Scott

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525154272 ISBN 13: 9780525154273

Publisher: Thomas Congdon Books; E.P. Dutton, 1978

Synopsis

The talents Maxwell Perkins nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe among numerous others. But the man himself remained a mystery, a backstage presence who served these authors not only as editor but as critic, career manager, moneylender, psychoanalyst, confessor and friend. This outstanding biography, a winner of the National Book Award, is the first to explore the fascinating life of this editor extraordinaire in both professional and personal domains. It tells not only of Perkins' stormy marriage and secret twenty-five-year romance with Elizabeth Lemmon, but also of his intensely intimate relationships with the leading literary lights of the twentieth century.

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Review

aA highly readable work of literary history.a
a"New York Times Book Review"
aAn extraordinarily fine and moving portrait of the man who assembled Americaas finest literary gang.a
aRussell Baker
aA work that does honor to the subject.a
a"Chicago Tribune"
aA. Scott Berg hasa](perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity.a
a"Atlantic Monthly"

A highly readable work of literary history.
"New York Times Book Review"
An extraordinarily fine and moving portrait of the man who assembled America s finest literary gang.
Russell Baker
A work that does honor to the subject.
"Chicago Tribune"
A. Scott Berg has (perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity.
"Atlantic Monthly"

?A highly readable work of literary history.?
?"New York Times Book Review"

?An extraordinarily fine and moving portrait of the man who assembled America's finest literary gang.?
?Russell Baker

?A work that does honor to the subject.?
?"Chicago Tribune"

?A. Scott Berg has?(perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity.?
?"Atlantic Monthly"
Praise for A. Scott Berg's "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius"
"A highly readable work of literary history." --"New York Times Book Review"
"An extraordinarily fine and moving portrait of the man who assembled America's finest literary gang." --Russell Baker
"Talented, intelligent, and marvellously researched... A work that does honor to the subject." --"Chicago Tribune"
"A. Scott Berg has...(perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity." --"Atlantic Monthly"
"In the history of American publishing there is no more legendary -- and elusive -- figure than Maxwell Evarts Perkins.... Now the mystery has been solved in Scott Berg's exhaustive, penetrating, and wholly satisfying biography... Scrupulous, thoughtful, touching, memorable, and eminently rewarding." --Jonathan Yardley, "The Miami Herald"
"A. Scott Berg's Max Perkins: Editor of Genius seems such a natural that it makes you wonder why no one ever thought of writing such a book before. [Among] the virtues of this biography is that Perkins emerges from the shadows... The details enrich the legend." --Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, "The New York Times"
"Max Perkins was the best of hte best. This book brings him back alive." --Erskine Caldwell
Praise for A. Scott Berg's "Lindbergh"
"Berg's book is an extraordinary achievement. In his authoritative chronicle, Berg has allowed the inconsistencies, nuances, and tribulations of Lindbergh's life to speak for themselves without judgment or speculation. In doing so, he has given us the definitive account of a dramatic and disturbing American story."--"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
"Charles Lindbergh is the ultimate American life, and Berg's new biography is the ultimate exploration of that life. In an astonishing biography of a man who personified the future tense, no sentence is overwritten, no passage overwrought."--"Boston Sunday Globe"
"Berg's monumental new biography is a richly detailed and deeply nuanced examination of a historic life in all its complexity. This is fall's must-read biography."--"Seattle Post-Intelligencer"
"Berg turns that historic flight into a cogent and thoroughly gripping account that conveys all the magic, danger and courage of the young pilot's achievement. A similar narrative prowess informs Berg's account of the 1932 kidnapping of Lindbergh's infant son and the subsequent trial of Hauptmann - an account that reads, at once, as a harrowing thriller and a sobering study in the unreckoned consequences of fame."--Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
"A superb biography."--"Time Magazine"
"The most outstanding piece of nonfiction that I have read this year. Berg does a spectacular job of establishing why Lindbergh proves such a powerful icon for the 20th century. A substantial piece of history that illuminates an important figure in world history. It's the kind of book that took almost a decade to create. And it's worth it."--"USA Today"
"Berg brings us about as close as I suspect we will ever get to the man himself."--"The New York Times Book Review"

Praise for A. Scott Berg s "Max Perkins: Editor of Genius"
A highly readable work of literary history. "New York Times Book Review"
An extraordinarily fine and moving portrait of the man who assembled America s finest literary gang. Russell Baker
Talented, intelligent, and marvellously researched... A work that does honor to the subject. "Chicago Tribune"
A. Scott Berg has (perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity. "Atlantic Monthly"
"In the history of American publishing there is no more legendary -- and elusive-- figure than Maxwell Evarts Perkins.... Now the mystery has been solved in Scott Berg's exhaustive, penetrating, and wholly satisfying biography... Scrupulous, thoughtful, touching, memorable, and eminently rewarding." Jonathan Yardley, "The Miami Herald"
"A. Scott Berg's Max Perkins: Editor of Genius seems such a natural that it makes you wonder why no one ever thought of writing such a book before. [Among] the virtues of this biography is that Perkins emerges from the shadows... The details enrich the legend." Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, "The New York Times"
"Max Perkins was the best of hte best. This book brings him backalive." Erskine Caldwell
Praise for A. Scott Berg s "Lindbergh"
Berg s book is an extraordinary achievement. In his authoritative chronicle, Berg has allowed the inconsistencies, nuances, and tribulations of Lindbergh s life to speak for themselves without judgment or speculation. In doing so, he has given us the definitive account of a dramatic and disturbing American story. --"Los Angeles Times Book Review"
Charles Lindbergh is the ultimate American life, and Berg s new biography is the ultimate exploration of that life. In an astonishing biography of a man who personified the future tense, no sentence is overwritten, no passage overwrought. --"Boston Sunday Globe"
Berg s monumental new biography is a richly detailed and deeply nuanced examination of a historic life in all its complexity. This is fall s must-read biography. --"Seattle Post-Intelligencer"
Berg turns that historic flight into a cogent and thoroughly gripping account that conveys all the magic, danger and courage of the young pilot s achievement. A similar narrative prowess informs Berg s account of the 1932 kidnapping of Lindbergh s infant son and the subsequent trial of Hauptmann an account that reads, at once, as a harrowing thriller and a sobering study in the unreckoned consequences of fame. --Michiko Kakutani, "The New York Times"
A superb biography. --"Time Magazine"
The most outstanding piece of nonfiction that I have read this year. Berg does a spectacular job of establishing why Lindbergh proves such a powerful icon for the 20th century. A substantial piece of history that illuminates an important figure in world history. It s the kind of book that took almost a decade to create. And it s worth it. --"USA Today"
Berg brings us about as close as I suspect we will ever get to the man himself. --"The New York Times Book Review""

A highly readable work of literary history. "The New York Times Book Review"
""
Berg has told this story unobtrusively and with great feeling, and he has (perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity. "The Atlantic"
[An] exhaustive, penetrating, and wholly satisfying biography...Scrupulous, thoughtful, touching, memorable, and eminently rewarding. Jonathan Yardley, "The Miami Herald"
Talented, intelligent, and marvelously researched...A work that does honor to the subject. "Chicago Tribune"
""
Berg s whole narrative is first-rate filled with humor and feeling. Max would have published it in a minute. "Newsweek"
""
Although Perkins would have been embarrassed by the attention, Berg s tribute would have touched him. "Time"
""
A book about Maxwell Perkins? Of course! Why didn t someone think of it before?...Berg has done very well...It s a fascinating and illuminating story. "Chicago Sun-Times"
""
As complete a Max Perkins as we will ever need. It s an extraordinary vivid portrait. Webster Schott, " The Washington Post Book World"
""
Perkins turns out to have been as fascinating, dark, complex, and sad as any of his golden boys. A lovely book about the age of giants and the extraordinary man in the shadows behind them. Russell Baker
Max Perkins was the best of the best. This book brings him back alive. Erskine Caldwell
"

A highly readable work of literary history. The New York Times Book Review

Berg has told this story unobtrusively and with great feeling, and he has (perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity. The Atlantic
[An] exhaustive, penetrating, and wholly satisfying biography...Scrupulous, thoughtful, touching, memorable, and eminently rewarding. Jonathan Yardley, The Miami Herald
Talented, intelligent, and marvelously researched...A work that does honor to the subject. Chicago Tribune

Berg s whole narrative is first-rate filled with humor and feeling. Max would have published it in a minute. Newsweek

Although Perkins would have been embarrassed by the attention, Berg s tribute would have touched him. Time

A book about Maxwell Perkins? Of course! Why didn t someone think of it before?...Berg has done very well...It s a fascinating and illuminating story. Chicago Sun-Times

As complete a Max Perkins as we will ever need. It s an extraordinary vivid portrait. Webster Schott, The Washington Post Book World

Perkins turns out to have been as fascinating, dark, complex, and sad as any of his golden boys. A lovely book about the age of giants and the extraordinary man in the shadows behind them. Russell Baker
Max Perkins was the best of the best. This book brings him back alive. Erskine Caldwell
"

"A highly readable work of literary history."--The New York Times Book Review

"Berg has told this story unobtrusively and with great feeling, and he has (perhaps just in the nick of time) rescued Perkins from permanent obscurity."--The Atlantic
"[An] exhaustive, penetrating, and wholly satisfying biography...Scrupulous, thoughtful, touching, memorable, and eminently rewarding."--Jonathan Yardley, The Miami Herald
"Talented, intelligent, and marvelously researched...A work that does honor to the subject."--Chicago Tribune

"Berg's whole narrative is first-rate--filled with humor and feeling. Max would have published it in a minute."--Newsweek

"Although Perkins would have been embarrassed by the attention, Berg's tribute would have touched him."--Time

"A book about Maxwell Perkins? Of course! Why didn't someone think of it before?...Berg has done very well...It's a fascinating and illuminating story."--Chicago Sun-Times

"As complete a Max Perkins as we will ever need. It's an extraordinary vivid portrait."--Webster Schott, The Washington Post Book World

"Perkins turns out to have been as fascinating, dark, complex, and sad as any of his golden boys. A lovely book about the age of giants and the extraordinary man in the shadows behind them."--Russell Baker
"Max Perkins was the best of the best. This book brings him back alive."--Erskine Caldwell

About the Author

A. Scott Berg is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of five biographies: Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, winner of the National Book Award; Goldwyn, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship; Lindbergh, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Kate Remembered, his biographical memoir of Katharine Hepburn; and Wilson, the definitive biography of twenty-eighth president Woodrow Wilson.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thomas Congdon Books; E.P. Dutton
• Publication date: 1978
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0525154272
• ISBN 13: 9780525154273
• Binding: Hardcover