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The Penguin Book of Columnists

The Penguin Book of Columnists

Hardback (27 Nov 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. Christopher Silvester has compiled an anthology of columnists which covers gossip, sport, humour and more

About the Publisher

Viking

Viking

Viking publishes the widest possible range of literary fiction and non-fiction. Our fiction list includes John le Carr?, Nick Hornby, Will Self, Colm T?ib?n, Nicole Krauss, William Trevor, Catherine O' Flynn, Jonathan Coe, and Joshua Ferris. In non-fiction, the range covers current affairs, history, biography, memoir, narrative non-fiction, music and sport. Our authors include Antony Beevor, Andrew Rawnsley, Mark Bostridge, Sarah Bradford, Saul David, Catherine Bailey, Lynn Barber, Claire Tomalin and John Stubbs.

Book information

ISBN: 9780670862719
Publisher: Viking
Imprint: Viking
Pub date:
DEWEY: 070.922
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 612
Weight: 986g
Height: 242mm
Width: 160mm
Spine width: 49mm

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