Title
The Lousy Racket: Hemingway, Scribners, and the Business of Literature
Document Type
Book
Annotation
Drawing on unpublished letters and other archival materials, Trogdon traces the longtime relationship between Hemingway and his publisher, Scribner’s, to flesh out Hemingway’s development as a professional writer appealing to a diverse audience. Trogdon’s extensive study of Hemingway’s business relationship with Scribner’s also includes the publisher’s influence on the form of individual works and promotion of finished works. Begins with Hemingway’s early move from Boni and Liveright following the 1925 publication of In Our Time and concludes with Scribner’s publication of Hemingway’s posthumous works.
Date
2007
COinS
Citation
Trogdon, Robert W. The Lousy Racket: Hemingway, Scribners, and the Business of Literature. Kent, OH: Kent State University Press, 2007.