The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature

by Josh Lambert

Book Overview

An investigation into the transformation of publishing in the United States from a field in which Jews were systematically excluded to one in which they became ubiquitous

"From the very first page, this book is funnier and more gripping than a book on publishing has any right to be. Anyone interested in America's intellectual or Jewish history must read this, and anyone looking for an engrossing story should."--Emily Tamkin, author...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300251424
• ISBN13: 9780300251425
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.4"