It has been one of hill and wangs most dependable titles, going into many printings. Daughter of reinhold niebuhr, wife of fritz stern and mother of sam sifton elisabeth sifton i. Faith and politics in times of peace and war was published in 2003. A panel discussion with elisabeth sifton, senior vice president of farrar straus and giroux, publisher of hill and wang, and author of the serenity prayer.
Elisabeth wang executive director of communications and. Praeger in 1962, became an editor at the viking press in 1968, and was named its editorinchief in 1980. Elisabeth sifton is the senior vice president at farrar, straus and publisher of hill and wang. Elisabeth sifton was born on january, 1939 in manhattan, new york city, new york, usa as barbara elisabeth niebuhr.
Prague in black and gold is a book for the obstinate reader, but such a reader will be more than amply rewarded by the wealth and breadth of learning it contains. The new consciousness is a variation on an ancient theme which can be called the consciousness of paradox, one step toward the next spiritual dimension. She was executive vp of knopf from 1987 to 1992, and then. Faith and politics in times of peace and war, a memoir of her father, reinhold niebuhr. View elisabeth wangs profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. This volume brings together a decades collection of essays that brilliantly profile the lives of key figuresprimarily german and jewishin the context and in the aftermath of the centurys two world wars.
A surprising assessment of the failures and successes of modern japan. Elisabeth sifton, one of the most revered editors in american book. Stern, a noted historian and columbia university professor emeritus, brings enormous scholarship as well as personal memoir to the history. Remembering reinhold niebuhr elisabeth sifton at a recent conference on the realist tradition in american foreign policy niebuhr, kennan, and morgenthau, i was initially nonplussed to be asked about my personal memories of my father, the first. Elisabeth sifton papers, 19622010, bulk 19842000 rare. Elisabeth siftonelisabeth sifton, a widely respected book editor and. Correcting chinese shadows by elisabeth sifton the new. After my retirement in 1998, elisabeth sifton edited the last two books.
Elisabeth sifton, a widely respected book editor and publisher who burnished manuscripts by many of the 20th centurys literary lions, died on friday at her home in manhattan. Elisabeth sifton, one of our most astute and experienced editors, in a recent. Beinecke rare books and manuscript library yale university. Elisabeth sifton papers, 19622010, bulk 19842000 rare book. Dec 16, 2019 editor and publisher elisabeth sifton, 80, died at home in manhattan on friday, december. Her son sam sifton, the food editor of the new york times and a columnist for the new york times magazine, said the cause was complications of metastatic. Steve wasserman on the fate of books after the age of. Dec, 2019 elisabeth sifton, a widely respected book editor and publisher who burnished manuscripts by many of the 20th centurys literary lions, died on friday at her home in manhattan. To the editors since the excerpts you printed nyr, may 26 from simon leyss forthcoming book chinese shadows were based on uncorrected proof copy, they contained a few small errors that are corrected in the book itself but that regrettably were not fixed in time for your publication. A history of the mandan people, was published with hill and wang. Dec 21, 2019 elisabeth sifton, one of the most revered editors in american book publishing and the author of what she described as a memoiristic history of the life and works of her father, the towering.
Elisabeth sifton appointed atlarge trustee pen america. Elisabeth sifton, one of the most revered editors in american book publishing and the author of what she described as a memoiristic history of the life and works of her father, the towering. So many writers i admire came into my life when i was looking desperately for a way to live. Sifton, author of what she described as a memoiristic history of the life and works of her father, the towering american theologian reinhold niebuhr, died dec. She began her career in book publishing at frederick a. Elisabeth sifton served as senior vice president of farrar straus and giroux from 1993 to 2008, and also publisher, then editoratlarge, of its subsidiary hill and wang.
Fsgs elizabeth sifton defends her father, reinhold niebuhr. Praeger in 1962, became an editor at the viking press in 1968, and was named its editor in chief in 1980. In dogs and demons, alex kerr chronicles the many facets of japans recent, and chronic, crises from the failure of its banks and pension funds to the decline of its once magnificent modern cinema. Browse all articles written by elisabeth sifton for foreign affairs. Shade and carla fight their way into the forbidden realm under the hill to free her father, despite the warning that if they go under hill, they can never return. The talk is free and the public is invited to attend. Her latest book, encounters at the heart of the world. Washington elisabeth sifton, one of the most revered editors in american book publishing and the author of what she described as a memoiristic history of the life and works of her. Graham allison, director of the belfer center for science and international affairs and douglas dillon. Erstwhiles alessandra link spoke with fenn about a variety of topics, including her history of the mandan, precontact american history, writing, and the unique challengesopportunities associated with a scholars second. Her son, sam sifton, is food editor at the new york times. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover elisabeth. Elizabeth hill has 40 books on goodreads with 228 ratings.
Farrar, straus getting exknopf editor the new york times. A belfast diary elizabeth sifton book belfrage, sally on. Penelope fitzgeralds second novel is the tale of florence green, a widow who seeks, in the late 1950s, to bring a bookstore to an isolated british town, encountering all manner of obstacles, including incompetent builders, vindictive gentry, small minded bankers, an irritable poltergeist, but, above all, a town that might not, in fact, want a bookshop. Elisabeth sifton, a widely respected book editor and publisher who burnished manuscripts by many of the 20th centurys literary lions, died on friday at her hom. Elisabeth sifton was from 1993 to 2008 senior vice president of farrar straus and giroux and also publisher, then editoratlarge, of its subsidiary hill and wang. Elisabeth sifton served as senior vice president of farrar, straus and giroux from 1993 to 2008, and publisher and editoratlarge of its subsidiary, hill and wang. Steve wasserman on the fate of books after the age of print. Arthur wang retired from hill and wang, a division of farrar, straus a.
He flees into the hands of an unexpected benefactor who leads him back to carla. Obituaries editor and publisher elisabeth sifton, 80, died at home in manhattan on friday, december. Osborne and elisabeth sifton, who was appointed publis. Her son sam sifton, the food editor of the new york times and a columnist for the new york times magazine, said the cause was complications of metastatic breast cancer. Publishers pressured to use coding system despite its many flaws not too long ago, an editor at a major househeard from a disgruntled author. Hill and wang focuses on hard and softcover books of nonfiction written for the educated reader. I find it hard to pry my feelings about her work from the period when i first began to read her, thanks to a friend in publishing, who i realize now twenty years later was giving me books the way a junky pharmacist indulges a longtime customers. In 1983, she was named publisher of elisabeth sifton books and vice. Elisabeth sifton, one of the most revered editors in american book publishing and the author of what she described as a memoiristic history of the life and works of her father, the towering american theologian reinhold niebuhr, died dec. They bought backlist books from wyn and started dramabooks, publishing plays in trade paperback, then a new format.
Foundation for a new consciousness, books for further reading. The oxford book of american short stories written by joyce carol oates. General correspondence is filed alphabetically by last name and includes correspondence related to the daytoday business of publising, as well as correspondence related to projects ultimately not realized by mrs. Elisabeth sifton new york institute for the humanities. Elisabeth sifton, a widely respected book editor and publisher who burnished. A video describing another method for handling selvedges in deflected double weave. Recent library acquisitions by classification number. Elizabeth sifton, a veteran editor at the boutique publishing house. She was married to fritz stern and charles proctor sifton. Here, elisabeth sifton, niebuhrs daughter, reclaims the true history of the serenity prayer and, in a. Scenes from the life of a european city, by peter demetz. Erstwhiles alessandra link spoke with fenn about a variety of topics, including.
In 1968, after the company was sold, she joined the viking press as an editor, and was named editor in chief in 1980. The list is strong in american history, world history, and politics. Join facebook to connect with elizabeth hill and others you may know. Elisabeth sifton, senior vice president of farrar strauss and giroux, and publisher of hill and wang, will be the guest at a masters tea on tuesday, nov. Faith and politics in times of peace and war norton. In henry james and queer modernity, first published in 2003, eric haralson examines farreaching changes in gender politics and the emergence of modern male homosexuality as depicted in the writings of henry james and three authors who were greatly influenced by him.
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