HARPER'S MAGAZINE - MAY, 1974
ABBIE HOFFMAN
Verkäufer Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, USA
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AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 27. Februar 1999
Verkäufer Aah Rare Chicago, Glenview, IL, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 4 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 27. Februar 1999
Beschreibung
THIS MAGAZINE CONTAINS AN ARTICLE BY ABBIE HOFFMAN, PERHAPS THE GREATEST SPOOFER OF THE 1960'S. THE ARTICLE IS A A TELL- ALL ABOUT THE BOOK PUBLISHING BUSINESS. ABBIE HOFFMAN WROTE A BEST SELLING COUNTER- CULTURE BOOK THAT WAS TITLED "STEALTHIS BOOK." THIS ARTICLE TAKES US THROUGH THE MACHINATIONS THAT OCCURRED IN THE WRITING AND PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK. THE IDEA OF HOW ONE COULD FREELY LIVE OFF OF SOCIETY INTRIGUED HOFFMAN'S AGILE MIND. A NEW "FRIEND" CREATED A GREATER THAN 300 PAGE DRAFT THAT HOFFMAN DISCOVERED WAS EXERPTED FROM SEVERAL PREVIOUS PUBLICATIONS. THAT VERSION AND "FRIEND" WERE REJECTED. ABBIE HOFFMAN'S CONCEPT FOR THE BOOK TRAVELED THROUGH HIS DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOOK AND ITS FINAL PUBLICAITION HISTORY THAT WAS TWISTED AND DIFFICULT.THE BOOK EVENTUALLY WAS PUBLISHED IN A SO CALLED "PIRATE" EDITION." BY HOFFMAN ? THE BOOK BECAME A BEST SELLER IN THE COUNTER CULTURE MOVEMENT AT THE TIME. THE WRITING OF THE BOOK INVOLVED HOFFMAN'S CONCEPTS AND IDEAS OF HOW TO LIVE OFF SOCIETY FOR FREE. ACCORDING TO HOFFMAN, THE MANUSCRIPT WAS REJECTED BY 35 PUBLISHERS. THE "PIRATE" EDITION IBECAME A BEST SELLER AND IT INSPIRED HOFFMMAN WHO EVENTUALLY ARRANGED FOR ITS PUBLICATION. THE MIGRATION OF THE BOOK THROUGH ITS CONCEPTION AND PUBLICATION IS A SAGA. THE HARPER'S MAGAZINE IS COMPLETE, INCLUDING INSERTS BUT IT WAS OBVIOSLY BOUND WITH OTHER MAGAZINES AND THERE ARE MUTIPLE BINDING HOLES ALOMG THE SPINE EDGE AND THE COVER AND FIRST PAGE ARE LOOSE FROM THE SPINE. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 2223378
Bibliografische Details
Titel: HARPER'S MAGAZINE - MAY, 1974
Verlag: HARPER'S MAGAZINE COMPANY, NEW YORK, NY
Erscheinungsdatum: 1974
Einband: Soft cover
Zustand: Fair
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket
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