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'Robert B. Silvers' (b. December 31 1929 in Mineola, New York) is editor of ''The New York Review of Books''. He was co-editor with Barbara Epstein for over 40 years until her death in June 2006. He also serves on the editorial committee of ''La Rivista dei Libri'', the Italian language edition of the ''Review''.[1] Silvers has edited anthologies of articles from the ''Review'', including ''Thirty Years of the New York Review'', ''Hidden Histories of Science'', and ''The Company they Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships''.[2] He has also edited a number of other books published by the ''Review''.[3]
Silvers grew up in Rockville Centre, New York, the son of James J. Silvers (1892 - 1986), a salesman and entrepreneur and Rose Roden Silvers (1894 - 1979), one of the first female radio hosts for RCA. Prior to joining the ''NY Review'', Silvers was, from 1959 to 1963, associate editor of ''Harper's magazine'', editor of the book ''Writing in America'' and translator of ''La Gangrene''. Before that, he lived in Paris for six years (1952 to 1958), where he served with the U.S. Army at SHAPE Headquarters and attended the Sorbonne and Paris Institute of Political Studies (best known as Sciences Po), receiving its ''certificate''. He joined the editorial board of ''The Paris Review'' in 1954 and became Paris editor in 1956. He also worked as press secretary to Governor Chester Bowles in 1950. He is a 1947 graduate of the University of Chicago and briefly attended Yale Law School prior to his time in Paris.
The annual Robert B. Silvers lectures at the New York Public Library were established by Max Palevsky in 2002 and have been given by Joan Didion, J. M. Coetzee, Ian Buruma, Michael Kimmelman and Daniel Mendelsohn.
On November 15, 2006, Silvers received the National Book Foundation Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. With Barbara Epstein, he also received in 2006 the Award for "Distinguished Service to the Arts" from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Among other honors, Silvers has been a member of the executive board of the PEN American Center, trustee of the New York Public Library and the American Academy in Rome, and a member of the Century Club and the Council of Foreign Relations.
1. Information from Granta.com
2. 1999 Interview by Mark Danner and Article on Silvers
3. Books published by the ''NY Review''
★ Feature on the ''Review'' in the September 25, 2006 issue of ''New York Magazine''
★ Extensive biography of Silvers
★ Announcement of 2006 National Book Foundation Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community
★ Silvers' introduction to panel discussion entitled, "How have writers in the U.S. and abroad perceived the war and assessed its consequences?"
★ Extensive interview with Silvers
★ Columbia Journalism Review on "Ten Best Editors"
'Robert B. Silvers' (b. December 31 1929 in Mineola, New York) is editor of ''The New York Review of Books''. He was co-editor with Barbara Epstein for over 40 years until her death in June 2006. He also serves on the editorial committee of ''La Rivista dei Libri'', the Italian language edition of the ''Review''.[1] Silvers has edited anthologies of articles from the ''Review'', including ''Thirty Years of the New York Review'', ''Hidden Histories of Science'', and ''The Company they Kept: Writers on Unforgettable Friendships''.[2] He has also edited a number of other books published by the ''Review''.[3]
| Contents |
| Life and early career |
| Honors and awards |
| Notes |
| External links |
Life and early career
Silvers grew up in Rockville Centre, New York, the son of James J. Silvers (1892 - 1986), a salesman and entrepreneur and Rose Roden Silvers (1894 - 1979), one of the first female radio hosts for RCA. Prior to joining the ''NY Review'', Silvers was, from 1959 to 1963, associate editor of ''Harper's magazine'', editor of the book ''Writing in America'' and translator of ''La Gangrene''. Before that, he lived in Paris for six years (1952 to 1958), where he served with the U.S. Army at SHAPE Headquarters and attended the Sorbonne and Paris Institute of Political Studies (best known as Sciences Po), receiving its ''certificate''. He joined the editorial board of ''The Paris Review'' in 1954 and became Paris editor in 1956. He also worked as press secretary to Governor Chester Bowles in 1950. He is a 1947 graduate of the University of Chicago and briefly attended Yale Law School prior to his time in Paris.
Honors and awards
The annual Robert B. Silvers lectures at the New York Public Library were established by Max Palevsky in 2002 and have been given by Joan Didion, J. M. Coetzee, Ian Buruma, Michael Kimmelman and Daniel Mendelsohn.
On November 15, 2006, Silvers received the National Book Foundation Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community. With Barbara Epstein, he also received in 2006 the Award for "Distinguished Service to the Arts" from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Among other honors, Silvers has been a member of the executive board of the PEN American Center, trustee of the New York Public Library and the American Academy in Rome, and a member of the Century Club and the Council of Foreign Relations.
Notes
1. Information from Granta.com
2. 1999 Interview by Mark Danner and Article on Silvers
3. Books published by the ''NY Review''
External links
★ Feature on the ''Review'' in the September 25, 2006 issue of ''New York Magazine''
★ Extensive biography of Silvers
★ Announcement of 2006 National Book Foundation Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Literary Community
★ Silvers' introduction to panel discussion entitled, "How have writers in the U.S. and abroad perceived the war and assessed its consequences?"
★ Extensive interview with Silvers
★ Columbia Journalism Review on "Ten Best Editors"
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