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OverviewBy way of a case study of one of the oldest French book agencies, Agence Hoffman, this book analyzes the role played by French literary agents in the importation of US fiction and literature into France in the years following World War II. It sheds light on the material conditions of the circulation of texts across the Atlantic between 1944 and 1955, exploring the fine mechanisms of agents’ negotiations which allowed texts, and ideas, to cross borders. While providing comparative insights into the history of publishing in France and in the United States in the immediate aftermath of the war, this book aims at foregrounding the role of the book agent, an all-too often neglected intermediary in the field of book history. Grounded in archival work conducted both in France and the United States, this study is based on previously unexamined correspondence. Considering the concept of mediation as central in the field of print culture, this book addresses the dearth of scholarship on literary agents on both sides of the Atlantic, and intersects with the current scholarship on transatlantic, internationalm and transnational cultural and trade networks, as evidenced by the recently emerged field of sociology of translation in Europe. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Cécile CottenetPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.400kg ISBN: 9780367878757ISBN 10: 0367878755 Pages: 204 Publication Date: 10 December 2019 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsTABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 – Mediators in the pre-war transatlantic market Chapter 2 – New beginnings: 1944-1946 Chapter 3 – New markets for the taking: 1946-1955 Chapter 4 – Cultural transfers and transatlantic negotiations Chapter 5 – Bridging the divide: frictions and business culture Conclusion List of referencesReviewsAuthor InformationCécile Cottenet is Associate Professor in American Studies at Aix-Marseille Université, France. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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