Peter Owen: Not a Nice Jewish Boy: Memoirs of a Maverick Publisher

by Peter Owen and James Nye

In this wry, candid, and sometimes poignant memoir, Peter Owen recalls his lonely Jewish boyhood in Nazi Germany and migration to England where he survived the London Blitz, a teenage dalliance with aspiring actress Fenella Fielding, and working with a motley variety of book publishers. He founded his eponymous publishing firm in 1951, becoming one of the youngest publishers in Britain. A pioneer of books on social themes, gay and lesbian writing,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781558485
• ISBN13: 9781781558485
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Fonthill Media
• Length: 256 Pages