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Zusatztext Written in clear, mostly jargon-free prose (except for its devotion to Collins's terms), the individual chapters provide career biographies of each author that are full of interesting and revealing anecdotes, such as Bukowski's television appearances in Germany. Informationen zum Autor William Marling is Professor of English at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of six books and over 50 articles on topics ranging from globalization to modernist poetry and the detective novel. Klappentext Gatekeepers tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how four now-iconic writers (Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Charles Bukowski, Paul Auster and Haruki Murakami) rose from being unknown entities in their own countries to having international reputations. Zusammenfassung Gatekeepers tells the behind-the-scenes stories of how four now-iconic writers (Gabriel García Márquez, Charles Bukowski, Paul Auster and Haruki Murakami) rose from being unknown entities in their own countries to having international reputations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction - Gatekeeping and World Literature Chapter 1 - Gabriel García Márquez: gatekeepers and prise de position Chapter 2 - Charles Bukowski and the Entrepreneurs of World Literature Chapter 3 - Paul Auster: "Bootstrapping" and foreign "exile." Chapter 4 - Haruki Murakami: the prizes, process, and production of World Literature Conclusion - Writers, Gatekeepers, Publishing, and History
