George Braziller
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George Braziller is an American
book publisher and the founder of George Braziller, Inc., a firm known for its literary and artistic books and its publication of foreign authors.
George Braziller became interested in publishing while he was working as a shipping clerk, his first job, during the Great Depression
. In the 1940s, he founded the Book Find Club, which was smaller than the Book of the Month Club
but exceedingly successful, “with a reputation for seriousness of purpose.” After the end of World War II
, he sold the Book Find Club to Time–Life Publishing and put half of the proceeds into the publishing firm he founded in the mid-1950s.
When Braziller travelled to Europe in the late 1960s, he was in Paris
during the events of May 1968 which led to the collapse of the de Gaulle
government. Henri Alleg
's autobiography La Question, which he brought back from that trip and published in English language
translation, was his firm's first big success in the United States.
The Braziller publishing firm, which is also known for its loyalty to its authors, is presently located at 171 Madison Avenue
in Manhattan
, New York City
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
book publisher and the founder of George Braziller, Inc., a firm known for its literary and artistic books and its publication of foreign authors.
George Braziller became interested in publishing while he was working as a shipping clerk, his first job, during the Great Depression
Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
. In the 1940s, he founded the Book Find Club, which was smaller than the Book of the Month Club
Book of the Month Club
The Book of the Month Club is a United States mail-order book sales club that offers a new book each month to customers.The Book of the Month Club is part of a larger company that runs many book clubs in the United States and Canada. It was formerly the flagship club of Book-of-the-Month Club, Inc...
but exceedingly successful, “with a reputation for seriousness of purpose.” After the end of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, he sold the Book Find Club to Time–Life Publishing and put half of the proceeds into the publishing firm he founded in the mid-1950s.
When Braziller travelled to Europe in the late 1960s, he was in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
during the events of May 1968 which led to the collapse of the de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969....
government. Henri Alleg
Henri Alleg
Henri Alleg , born Henri Salem, is a French-Algerian journalist, director of the "Alger républicain" newspaper, and a member of the French Communist Party...
's autobiography La Question, which he brought back from that trip and published in English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
translation, was his firm's first big success in the United States.
The Braziller publishing firm, which is also known for its loyalty to its authors, is presently located at 171 Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (Manhattan)
Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States, that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square to the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street. In doing so, it passes through Midtown, the Upper East Side , Spanish Harlem, and...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
External links
- George Braziller Inc. website
- George Braziller, Inc. Records at Syracuse University