Knopf, Alfred A.

Knopf, Alfred A.
(12 sep. 1892, Nueva York, N.Y., EE.UU.–11 ago. 1984, Purchase, N.Y.).

Editor estadounidense. Trabajó brevemente en una editorial antes de fundar la propia con su esposa Blanche en 1915, Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. Su aprecio por la literatura contemporánea y sus contactos literarios contribuyeron a que su editorial se hiciera conocida por publicar obras de gran calidad. Cuando murió, entre los escritores publicados por Knopf había 16 Premios Nobel y 27 Premios Pulitzer. En 1966, la editorial devino una filial de Random House. Knopf Inc. también publicó American Mercury (1924–34), un periódico influyente que fundó con H.L. Mencken y George Jean Nathan.

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