Publisher's Synopsis
This book tells the story of the Olympia Press and of Maurice Girodias, known as the 'Lenin of the Sexual Revolution'. He published books which no-one else dared, such as Lolita and The Naked Lunch.
About the Publisher
Established in 1991 Pimlico has become leading paperback publisher of specialised, award-winning, high-end non-fiction. Areas of interest cover Politics, for example Bernard Donohue's Downing Street Diaries Art, such as John Richardson's prize-winning biography of Picasso Biography, for example Norman Sherry's 3-part acclaimed biography of Graham Greene, and History, with authors such as Gillian Tindall, Charles Freeman and Anthony Read. Readable, informative, entertaining and important, Pimlico - with its easily recognizable spines and innovative design - publishes books that matter.
