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02317aam a2200337 i 4500 001 D16808BC753311EDBCB8DF3E50ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221206010103 008 210927t20222022ctu b 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2021948507 020 $a 0300251424 020 $a 9780300251425 040 $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 4 $a Z471 $b .L36 2022 082 04 $a 070.5/0973 $2 23 082 04 $a 810/820 100 1 $a Lambert, Joshua N., $e author. 245 14 $a The literary mafia : $b Jews, publishing, and postwar American literature / $c Josh Lambert. 264 1 $a New Haven, [Connecticut] : $b Yale Universty Press, $c [2022] 300 $a 258 pages ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-250) and index. 520 8 $a "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 are arguably the most influential figures. 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, The Literary Mafia offers striking new discoveries about celebrated figures such as Lionel Trilling and Gordon Lish, and neglected fiction by writers like Ivan Gold, Ann Birstein, and Trudy Gertler. 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."--Page [2] of cover. 650 0 $a Jewish publishers $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Jewish publishing $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Publishers and publishing $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Jews $z United States $x Social conditions $y 20th century. 650 0 $a American literature $y 20th century $x History and criticism. 941 $a 1 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20221206012505.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=D16808BC753311EDBCB8DF3E50ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search