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Gordon Lish Information
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Gordon Jay Lish (born February 11, 1934 in Hewlett, New York) is an American writer. As a literary editor, he championed many American authors, particularly Raymond Carver, Barry Hannah, and Richard...


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News and Journals
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The Boston Globe
Captain Fiction Super-teacher Gordon Lish:
03/07/1988: 2,217 words, approx. 7 pages
NEW YORK - Gordon Lish -- writer, teacher, editor -- is giving a reading as part of a cultural series at noon to a Wall Street crowd, which couldn't seem more incongruous: If the man believes his own colleagues find him "too much," what's...
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The Nation
Purloined letter? (Gordon Lish letter) (Editorial)
12/28/1992: 713 words, approx. 2 pages
The recent federal court decision in the Gordon Lish case shows, once again, how tar the courts have strayed from the purpose of the copyright laws. One of the more knowledgeable U.S. judges, Morris Lasker, ruled that Harper's MagaZine had infringed Lish's copyright...
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The New York Observer
Kidd Keeps Knopf Cool, Wrapping Books Gorgeously
11/6/2005: 860 words, approx. 3 pages
Like a verdant interval at Yaddo or a sepulchral black-and-white author photo by Marion Ettlinger, a snazzy book cover by Chip Kidd has distinct cachet in Manhattan literary circles (what’s left of them, anyway). The difference is that Mr. Kidd has managed to maintain an...
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AP News
Hempel lives to write, writes to live
5/5/2007: 1,155 words, approx. 4 pages
Amy Hempel, short story writer, is spending a rainy morning at a Madison Avenue diner.She is 55 years old. Her flowing hair is silvery-white. Her speech is clear, but careful. She sometimes edits herself as she talks or advances her thoughts as if placing one...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Robert Jones
2,974 words, approx. 10 pages
In the essay below, Jones discusses the defining characteristics of Lish's fiction.
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Interview by Gordon Lish with Amy Penn
2,763 words, approx. 9 pages
In the following interview, Lish discusses aspects of his career as an editor, teacher, and writer.
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Critical Essay by Sven Birkerts
2,222 words, approx. 7 pages
Birkerts is an American critic. In the following excerpt, he traces Lish's influence as an editor and fiction writer.
 


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