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The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton

[Paperback]

by Robert Giroux

    • Author

      Robert Giroux

    • Book Format

      Paperback / softback

    • Publisher

      University of Notre Dame Press

    • Published

      August 2015

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      The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton

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      From the time they first met as undergraduates at Columbia College in New York City in the mid-1930s, the noted editor Robert Giroux (1914 2008) and the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (1915 1968) became friends. "The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton" capture their personal and professional relationship, extending from the time of the publication of Merton's 1948 best-selling spiritual autobiography, "The Seven Storey Mountain," until a few months before Merton's untimely death in December 1968. As editor-in-chief at Harcourt, Brace & Company and then at Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Giroux not only edited twenty-six of Merton's books but served as an adviser to Merton as he dealt with unexpected problems with his religious superiors at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, as well as those in France and Italy. These letters, arranged chronologically, offer invaluable insights into the publishing process that brought some of Merton's most important writings to his readers. Patrick Samway, S.J., had unparalleled access not only to the materials assembled here but to Giroux's unpublished talks about Merton, which he uses to his advantage, especially in his beautifully crafted introduction that interweaves the stories of both men with a chronicle of their personal and collaborative relationship. The result is a rich and rewarding volume, which shows how Giroux helped Merton to become one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century. "This volume provides Thomas Merton readers with a unique perspective on his development as a published author and a deepened appreciation of Robert Giroux's role in fostering that development. The book is both a lively and enjoyable read and a significant resource for students and scholars researching various aspects of Merton's prolific writing career. It will lead to new perspectives on and to a more nuanced understanding of the development of Merton's wide-ranging interests in monastic life and religious renewal, in social and political issues, in interreligious dialogue and literary criticism, and in numerous other fields." Patrick F. O'Connell, editor of Thomas Merton: Selected Essays"

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      • Author

        Robert Giroux

      • Book Format

        Paperback / softback

      • Publisher

        University of Notre Dame Press

      • Published

        August 2015

      • Edition

        annotated edition

      • Weight

        295g

      • Page Count

        408

      • Dimensions

        152 x 229 x 27 mm

      • ISBN

        9780268017866

      • ISBN-10

        0268017867

      • Eden Code

        4342673

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Robert Giroux

      • ISBN: 9780268017866

      • Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press

      • Release Date: August 2015

      • Weight: 295g

      • Dimensions: 152 x 229 x 27 mm

      • Eden Code: 4342673


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