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David Plante - Gollancz publisher files

 Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2020-041

Content Description

Collection of publishers files relating to American novelist David Plante and four of his novels: Figures in Bright Air, The Family, The Country and The Woods and a memoir he wrote on his relationships with women and his life as a young writer in London in the late 1970s, Difficult Women, a memoir of three: Jean Rhys, Sonia Orwell, Germaine Greer. Also includes a proposed novel titled "The Secret". The collection contains five publisher's files, each with a copy of the corresponding book, which contain correspondence, signed agreements, memorandums, press releases, readers reports, M/S notes and other documents.

Acquisition Type

Purchase

Provenance

Purchased from Kenny's July 2020.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1975 - 1989

Extent

.25 Linear Feet (11 folders, 1 half-box.)