Novels Edited by William Maxwell Perkins

Scholars and literary enthusiasts have struggled for decades to account for editor Maxwell Perkins's unparalleled success in facilitating the careers of many of the early twentieth century's most enduring and profitable writers, among them F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe. Focusing on his day-to-day activities, it is apparent that Perkins was guided by a unique editorial double vision—the propensity to appreciate the aesthetic experience while retaining the critical detachment necessary to appraise a literary work from a commercial standpoint—when solving the paradoxical dilemmas inherent in modern publishing.

He is perhaps the best editor ever and two movies "Cross Creek" in 1983 about his relationship with Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings "Genius" in 2016 focusing on his work with Thomas Wolfe which saw him played by Malcolm McDowell and Colin Firth. These are just a few of his edited works, so enjoy.....

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