The Art of the Publisher

by Roberto Calasso

Book Overview

An interior look at Roberto Calasso's work as a publisher and his reflections on the art of book publishing

In this illuminating volume, Roberto Calasso reflects on more than half a century of distinguished literary publishing at Adelphi Edizioni in Milan. "Part merchant, part circus impresario, the publisher has always been considered with a certain mistrust, like a clever huckster," Calasso writes, and yet "publisher" may also be...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374536473
• ISBN13: 9780374536473
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.7" x 7.2"