The impeccable taste of a publisher: Literary prizes and cultural value from a publishing perspective.
The article discusses the complex relationship between publishers and literary prizes in terms of production, marketing, and the value of literary prizes. The main argument is that publishers are instrumental not only in the creation process of literary fiction receiving prizes but also in using the...
| Publicado en: | Orbis Litterarum Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 423 - 437 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2025
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