Margaret Atwood and the Labour of Literary Celebrity
by Lorraine York
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Pub Date Jul 09 2013 | Archive Date May 21 2013
Description
For every famous author there is a score of individuals working
behind the scenes to promote and maintain her celebrity status. This
timely and thoughtful book considers the particular case of
internationally renowned writer Margaret Atwood and the active agents
working in concert with her, including her assistants and office staff,
her publicists, her literary agents, and her editors. Lorraine York
explores the ways in which the careers of famous writers are managed and
maintained and the extent to which literary celebrity creates a
constant tension in these writers’ lives between the need of solitude
for creative purposes and the give-and-take of the business of being a
writer of significant public stature.
Making extensive use of unpublished material in the Margaret Atwood Papers at the University of Toronto, York demonstrates the extent to which celebrity writers must embrace and protect themselves from the demands of the literary world, including by participating in – or even inventing – new forms of technology that facilitate communication from a slight remove. This informative study calls overdue attention to the ways in which literary celebrity is the result not only of a writer’s creativity and hard work, but also of an ongoing collaborative effort among professionals to help maintain the writer’s place in the public eye.
Making extensive use of unpublished material in the Margaret Atwood Papers at the University of Toronto, York demonstrates the extent to which celebrity writers must embrace and protect themselves from the demands of the literary world, including by participating in – or even inventing – new forms of technology that facilitate communication from a slight remove. This informative study calls overdue attention to the ways in which literary celebrity is the result not only of a writer’s creativity and hard work, but also of an ongoing collaborative effort among professionals to help maintain the writer’s place in the public eye.
Advance Praise
‘Margaret Atwood and the Labour of Literary Celebrity is a
ground-breaking analysis of the literary celebrity of Canada’s most
visible and internationally recognized author. Offering a great deal of
insight into the workings of Atwood’s career, Lorraine York does a
brilliant job tracing the relationship between Atwood as a working
writer, embedded in a network of working relationships, and Atwood as
celebrity icon. This engaging, compelling study is of enormous
importance to literary scholars.’
Gillian Roberts, Department of American and Canadian Studies, University of Nottingham
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781442614239 |
PRICE | CA$29.95 (CAD) |