Carmen Martín Gaite as Mediator in the Publishing World: Her Artistic Commitment
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https://doi.org/10.1344/Lectora2019.25.11Keywords:
Carmen Martín Gaite, mediation in the publishing world, auctoritasAbstract
This article considers five examples of Carmen Martin Gaite’s activity as mediator in the editorial world: her role in convincing José Vergés to publish Juan Benet’s first novel (1967), her mentoring work for Nostromo (especially in the early years 1973-74), her brief employment with Salvat Editores (Oct. 1973-June 1974), her association with Alfaguara’s committee of readers for foreign authors (1978), and her role as adviser for Anagrama in Madrid (1992-2002). This overview of her role as mediator —practically ignored in her intellectual biographies— allows us to better understand her patronage of young writers and her commitment to giving priority to literary value over commercial interests; although this defense of young writers and this commitment to artistic quality were also ways to underscore her own auctoritas.
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