{"product_id":"the-letters-of-robert-giroux-and-thomas-merton-9780268017866","title":"The Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the time they first met as undergraduates at Columbia College in New York City in the mid-1930s, the noted editor Robert Giroux (1914-2008) and the Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton (1915-1968) became friends. \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Robert Giroux and Thomas Merton\u003c\/i\u003e capture their personal and professional relationship, extending from the time of the publication of Merton's 1948 best-selling spiritual autobiography, \u003ci\u003eThe Seven Storey Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, until a few months before Merton's untimely death in December 1968. As editor-in-chief at Harcourt, Brace \u0026amp; Company and then at Farrar, Straus \u0026amp; Giroux, Giroux not only edited twenty-six of Merton's books but served as an adviser to Merton as he dealt with unexpected problems with his religious superiors at the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani in Kentucky, as well as those in France and Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese letters, arranged chronologically, offer invaluable insights into the publishing process that brought some of Merton's most important writings to his readers. Patrick Samway, S.J., had unparalleled access not only to the materials assembled here but to Giroux's unpublished talks about Merton, which he uses to his advantage, especially in his beautifully crafted introduction that interweaves the stories of both men with a chronicle of their personal and collaborative relationship. The result is a rich and rewarding volume, which shows how Giroux helped Merton to become one of the greatest spiritual writers of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e S. J. Patrick Samway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Notre Dame Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780268017866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Samway, S.J., professor emeritus of English at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, is the author or editor\/co-editor of twelve books, including \u003ci\u003eWalker Percy: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the notable books of 1997.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Notre Dame Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39946326868083,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":27.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2e9ed276-7fb6-425b-9194-896b725f0b06.jpg?v=1648314249","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-letters-of-robert-giroux-and-thomas-merton-9780268017866","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}