The Literary Prize as an Instrument in the Material and Symbolic Production of Literature: The Case of the 'Prix Formentor', 1961-1965.

In the 1960s a group of thirteen independent publishers of quality literature, brought together by the Spanish publisher Carlos Barral, founded two new literary prizes: the 'Prix Formentor' and the 'Prix des Éditeurs'. This article focuses on the background of the 'Prix Formentor', which was designe...

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Published in:	Quaerendo Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 147 - 178
Main Author:	de Glas, Frank
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2013
Subjects:	Literary prizes History of publishing Publishing Translations of modern literature Joint ventures Business partnerships Book promotions Modern history, 1945-1989 Twentieth century International cooperation
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