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Remembering Mr. Shawn's New Yorker : the invisible art of editing

by Ved Mehta

This account examines William Shawn's tenure as editor-in-chief of The New Yorker from 1952 to 1987. It provides an inside view of how the magazine was organised and the collaborative relationships between its writers and editors.

Accession 19838 ISBN 0879518766 Publisher —
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