Horwitz Publications, Pulp Fiction and the Rise of the Australian - Paperbac

This book explores the history of Horwitz Publications, one of Australia's largest post-war pulp publishers. Although best known for its cheaply produced, sometimes luridly packaged softcover books, Horwitz Publications played a far larger role in mainstream Australian publishing than has been recognised, particularly in the expansion of the paperback that took place from the late 1950s onwards.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Pulp Jungles in Australia and Beyond; 1. 'Mental Rubbish' and Hard Currency: Import Restrictions and The Origins of Australia's Pulp Publishing Industry; 2. Dreaming of America: Horwitz in the Early Post-War Period; 3. The Fiction Factory Expands: Horwitz in the Second Half of the 1950s; 4. 'The Mighty U.S.A Paperback Invasion': Horwitz and The Changing Metabolism of Australian Publishing in The Early 1960s; 5. The Female Fiction Factory; 6. Party Girls and Prisoners of War: The Australianisation of Horwitz Pulp in the 1960s; 7. Policing The 'Literary Sewer': Horwitz and The Censors; 8. Competing with The Sexual Spectacle: Horwitz and The Mainstreaming of The Erotic, 1967-1972; 9. 'You've Got to Grab Their Attention': Horwitz Cover Art; 10. The End of The Pulp Jungle; Bibliography; Index

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Andrew Nette has a PhD from Macquarie University and is an author of fiction and non-fiction.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Andrew Nette
• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 16.01.2024
• EAN: 9781839991233
• ISBN: 978-1-83999-123-3
• Seiten: 254
• Serien: Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print Culture; Anthem Studies in Australian Literature and Culture
• Themen: Belletristik > Erzählende Literatur; ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books, LITERARY CRITICISM / Australian & Oceanian, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Australian & Oceanian, Classical texts, Literature: history and criticism, Australasia, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Atlantic Islands, Anthologies