"By way of a case study of one of the oldest French book agencies, Agence Hoffman, this book analyzes the role played by French literary agents in the importation of US fiction and literature into France in the years following World War II. It sheds light on the material conditi…
1. Mediators in the pre-war transatlantic market -- 2. New beginnings : 1944-1946 -- 3. New markets for the taking : 1946-1955 -- 4. Cultural transfers and transatlantic negotiations -- 5. Bridging the divide : frictions and business culture.
Cover -- Half Title -- Titel Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions -- Introduction -- 1 Mediators in the Pre-War Transatlantic Market -- 2 New Beginnings: 1944-1946 -- 3 New Markets for the Taking: 1946-1955 -- 4 Cultural Transfers and Transatlanti…
"By way of a case study of one of the oldest French book agencies, Agence Hoffman, this book analyzes the role played by French literary agents in the importation of US fiction and literature into France in the years following World War II. It sheds light on the material conditi…