Tim Groenland, The Art of Editing: Raymond Carver and David Foster Wallace

The editor’s integral role in the production of a literary piece has traditionally been overlooked in favor of solitary authorship. Tim Groenland’s meticulously researched book seeks to turn the spotlight on the hidden figure behind the author and evaluate the role of the self-effacing editor in the...

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Published in:Transatlantica
Main Author: Darougari, Baharak
Format: Review
Language:English
Published: AFEA 2020
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/14618
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Summary:The editor’s integral role in the production of a literary piece has traditionally been overlooked in favor of solitary authorship. Tim Groenland’s meticulously researched book seeks to turn the spotlight on the hidden figure behind the author and evaluate the role of the self-effacing editor in the literary process. A thorough examination of archival material has enabled Groenland to study two significant author-editor collaborations of the twentieth century. First, Groenland focuses on the .