{"product_id":"the-literary-mafia-jews-publishing-and-postwar-american-literature-hardcover","title":"The Literary Mafia: Jews, Publishing, and Postwar American Literature - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJosh Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn 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\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Readers with an interest in the industry will find plenty of insights.\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 of \u003ci\u003eBad Jews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the 1960s and 1970s, complaints about a \"Jewish literary mafia\" were everywhere. Although a conspiracy of Jews colluding to control publishing in the United States never actually existed, such accusations reflected a genuine transformation from an industry notorious for excluding Jews to one in which they arguably had become the most influential figures. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Josh Lambert examines the dynamics between Jewish editors and Jewish writers; how Jewish women exposed the misogyny they faced from publishers; and how children of literary parents have struggled with and benefited from their inheritances. Drawing on interviews and tens of thousands of pages of letters and manuscripts, \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e offers striking new discoveries about celebrated figures such as Lionel Trilling and Gordon Lish, and neglected fiction by writers including Ivan Gold, Ann Birstein, and Trudy Gertler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the end, we learn how the success of one minority group has lessons for all who would like to see American literature become more equitable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJosh Lambert\u003c\/b\u003e is Sophia Moses Robison Associate Professor of Jewish Studies and English, and director of the Jewish Studies Program, at Wellesley College. \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Mafia\u003c\/i\u003e was named a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award in 2023. Lambert is also the author of \u003ci\u003eUnclean Lips: Obscenity, Jews, and American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.37 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 26, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766758572320,"sku":"9780300251425","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a4199e3158b1be7498450715d797ed39.webp?v=1780298314","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-literary-mafia-jews-publishing-and-postwar-american-literature-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}