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Robert Gottlieb
Robert Gottlieb (1931 - 2023) was a legendary book editor and writer who shaped the modern literary canon. He was editor-in-chief of Simon and Schuster, the head of Alfred A. Knopf...view moreRobert Gottlieb (1931 - 2023) was a legendary book editor and writer who shaped the modern literary canon. He was editor-in-chief of Simon and Schuster, the head of Alfred A. Knopf, and editor of The New Yorker. He contributed frequently to The New York Times Book Review, The New Yorker, and The New York Review of Books, and the New York Observer as dance critic. His books include Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens, George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker, Sarah: The Life of Sarah Bernhardt, Avid Reader: A Life, and a collection of essays Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others. In 2015, he was presented with the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A documentary film exploring his fifty-year relationship with the writer Robert Caro, Turn Every Page, was released in 2022.view less
Books by Robert Gottlieb
Garbo Lives and Letters Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5George Balanchine: The Ballet Maker Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Near-Death Experiences . . . and Others Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsForcing the Spring: The Transformation of the American Environmental Movement Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Great Expectations: The Sons and Daughters of Charles Dickens Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5