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It was through Fitzgerald that Perkins met Ernest Hemingway, publishing his first major novel, The Sun Also Rises, in 1926. Perkins fought for it over objections to Hemingway's profanity raised by traditionalists in the firm.
15 nov 2017 · As with F. Scott Fitzgerald, his first major author, Scribner’s editor Maxwell Perkins [1884-1947] found Ernest Hemingway [1899-1961] through a chain of people—including Fitzgerald himself. Hemingway was recently home from the war, dumped by his nurse-girlfriend, Agnes, writing ads for Firestone Tires in Chicago.
William Maxwell Max Evarts Perkins ( New York, 20 settembre 1884 – Stamford, 17 giugno 1947) è stato un editore statunitense, ricordato per aver scoperto autori come Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald e Thomas Wolfe.
13 giu 2024 · Perkins worked with Fitzgerald on his subsequent novels. He also persuaded Scribner’s to publish Ernest Hemingway’s first novel and the short stories of Ring Lardner. Perkins is perhaps best known for his relationship with Thomas Wolfe.
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6 giu 2016 · Did Max Perkins turn down an invitation to go fishing with Ernest Hemingway because of his struggle with Thomas Wolfe? Yes, the Genius true story reveals that author Ernest Hemingway, who had been discovered by Max Perkins, indeed invited the editor to go on a Key West fishing excursion with him.
21 set 2017 · Scribner’s editor Maxwell Perkins [1884-1947] and author F. Scott Fitzgerald [1896-1940] were born 12 years and thousands of miles apart. In my research into Perkins’ management style, I learned the details of the interesting story of how they were brought together.
13 giu 2016 · As a young man he had discovered great new talents—such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Thomas Wolfe—and had staked his career on them, defying the established tastes of the earlier generation and revolutionizing American literature.
