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The Art of the Publisher
Roberto Calasso
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Description for The Art of the Publisher
Paperback. All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain. In this book, the author meditates on the art of book publishing. It looks at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 113 x 180 x 14. Weight in Grams: 124.
'All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain' In this fascinating memoir and manifesto the author and publisher Roberto Calasso meditates on the art of book publishing. With his signature erudition and polemical flair, Calasso transcends Adelphi to look at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. And he outlines what he describes as the 'most hazardous and ambitious' profile of what a publishing house can be: a book comprising many books, akin ... Read more
'All the books published by a certain publisher could be seen as links in a single chain' In this fascinating memoir and manifesto the author and publisher Roberto Calasso meditates on the art of book publishing. With his signature erudition and polemical flair, Calasso transcends Adelphi to look at the publishing industry as a whole, from the essential importance of graphics, jackets and cover flaps to the consequences of universal digitization. And he outlines what he describes as the 'most hazardous and ambitious' profile of what a publishing house can be: a book comprising many books, akin ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141978482
SKU
V9780141978482
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-15
About Roberto Calasso
Roberto Calasso is the author of many books including the international bestseller The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony and The Ruin of Kasch, both parts of a work in progress of which The Unnamable Present is part nine.
Reviews for The Art of the Publisher
What makes this slim text memorable is [Calasso's] sheer passion for books - not digital texts but physical objects, in which every part is designed to enhance the experience of reading. An important and timely book
PD Smith
Guardian
Written with passion, intelligence and not without a certain flair for a story, it's a treat for any ... Read more
PD Smith
Guardian
Written with passion, intelligence and not without a certain flair for a story, it's a treat for any ... Read more