Literarian Award, 2008
The Literarian Award is presented to an individual for outstanding service to the American literary community, whose life and work exemplify the goals of the National Book Foundation to expand the audience for litera ture and to enhance the cultural value of literature in America.
Barney Rosset
Barney Rosset accepts 2008 Literarian Award @ NBAs from National Book Foundation on Vimeo. On November 19th, the National Book Foundation awarded Barney Rosset, the legendary publisher, The Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. Barney Rosset
Barney
Rosset, through his publishing house, Grove
Press, and his magazine, The Evergreen Review,
introduced American readers to such literary
giants as Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Jean
Genet, and Eugène Ionesco, as well as
many of the writers of the Beat generation.
He fought two landmark first amendment battles
in order to publish the uncensored version of
D.H. Lawrence’s novel, Lady Chatterley’s
Lover, and Henry Miller’s Tropic
of Cancer. Rosset was a tenacious champion
for writers who were struggling to be read in
America and this award recognizes his vision
and his enormous contributions to American publishing.
Publications
The Outlaw
Bible of American Literature
by Barney Rosset (Editor), Neil Ortenberg
(Editor), Alan Kaufmann (Editor)
Suggested
Links
News from Evergreen Review - Rosset’s
blog:
http://evergreenreviewblog.blogspot.com/
Barney
Rosset's Wikipedia Entry
Barnet
Lee Rosset, Jr., more commonly known as Barney
Rosset (born 1922), is the Chicago-born American
entrepreneur and former owner of the publishing
house ...
OBSCENE
- How Barney Rosset Published Dirty Books for
Fun and Profit
A film about Barney Rosset and his legal battles
as the head of Grove Press.
BARNEY
TURNS 80
Behind the scenes at Rosset's 80th Birthday
party.
Wired
For Books, 1984 audio interview with Barney
Rosset
at Wired for Books.org by Don Swaim