EDITOR OF THE PEOPLE.
This article focuses on a comprehensive biography of Bennett Cerf, co-founder of the publishing house Random House, highlighting his influential role in 20th-century American literary culture. The biography details Cerf’s career from acquiring the Modern Library and founding Random House to publishi...
| Published in: | America Magazine: The Jesuit Review of Faith & Culture Vol. 234; no. 4; pp. 52 - 54 |
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| Format: | Book Review |
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America Media
Apr2026
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