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The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton
Patrick Samway (Ed.)
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Description for The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton
Paperback. From the time they first met as undergraduates at Columbia College in New York City in the mid-1930s, the noted editor Robert Giroux (1914-2008) and the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (1915-1968) became friends. The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton captures their personal and professional relationship. Editor(s): Samway, Patrick. Num Pages: 408 pages. BIC Classification: CBW; HRCC7; HRCM; HRLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
From the time they first met as undergraduates at Columbia College in New York City in the mid-1930s, the noted editor Robert Giroux (1914-2008) and the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (1915-1968) became friends. The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton capture their personal and professional relationship, extending from the time of the publication of Merton's 1948 bestselling spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, until a few months before Merton's untimely death in December 1968. As editor in- chief at Harcourt, Brace & Company and then at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Giroux not only edited twenty-six of Merton's ... Read more
From the time they first met as undergraduates at Columbia College in New York City in the mid-1930s, the noted editor Robert Giroux (1914-2008) and the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (1915-1968) became friends. The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton capture their personal and professional relationship, extending from the time of the publication of Merton's 1948 bestselling spiritual autobiography, The Seven Storey Mountain, until a few months before Merton's untimely death in December 1968. As editor in- chief at Harcourt, Brace & Company and then at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Giroux not only edited twenty-six of Merton's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
525g
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268017866
SKU
V9780268017866
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About Patrick Samway (Ed.)
Patrick Samway, S.J., professor emeritus of English at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, is the author or editor/co-editor of twelve books, including educating Darfur Refugees: A jesuit's Efforts in Chad (University of Chicago Press, 2008), Walker Percy: A Life (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1997), selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the notable books of 1997;A ... Read more
Reviews for The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton
This volume provides Thomas Merton readers with a unique perspective on his development as a published author and a deepened appreciation of Robert Giroux's role in fostering that development. The book is both a lively and enjoyable read and a significant resource for students and scholars researching various aspects of Merton's prolific writing career. It will lead to new perspectives ... Read more