“All editors’ memoirs basically come down to the same thing: ‘And then I said to Leo, don’t just do war, do peace, too.’” The great editor Robert Gottlieb, who worked with the likes of Joseph Heller, Edna O’Brien and Toni Morrison (but not Tolstoy). #editing #publishing #RobertGottlieb
As Elaine says in Seinfeld, attempting to impress a famous Russian author: ‘One wonders if War and Peace would have been as highly acclaimed if it was published under its original name, War: What Is It Good For?’ #publishing #Tolstoy #Seinfeld