André Schiffrin

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André Schiffrin was a prominent French-American publisher and intellectual known for his influential leadership at Pantheon Books and his critiques of corporate control in the publishing industry.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf French-American person
editor
intellectual
publisher
writer
causeOfDeath pancreatic cancer
citizenship France
United States of America
countryOfBirth France
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1935-06-14
dateOfDeath 2013-12-01
educatedAt Columbia University
Yale University
employer Pantheon Books
The New Press
familyName Schiffrin
fieldOfWork cultural criticism
intellectual history
publishing
genre media criticism
non-fiction
publishing industry analysis
givenName André
influenced debates on media concentration and cultural diversity in publishing
influencedBy European left-wing intellectual traditions
knownFor advocacy for independent, non-profit publishing
critiques of corporate control in the publishing industry
leading Pantheon Books as a prominent intellectual publishing house
language English
French
movement independent publishing movement
name André Schiffrin
nationality American
French
notableWork The Business of Books
Words and Money
occupation author
editor
publisher
parent Jacques Schiffrin
placeOfBirth Paris, France
placeOfDeath Paris, France
positionHeld editor-in-chief of Pantheon Books
founding director of The New Press
residence New York City
spouse Diana Trilling Schiffrin
workLocation New York City
Paris

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André Schiffrin
name
Pantheon Books
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