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Salinger Book to Break Long Silence
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J.D. Salinger, whose life has been one long campaign to erase
himself from the public eye, is reversing himself somewhat at the
age of 78. Next month will see the publication of "Hapworth 16,
1924," the first new Salinger book in 34 years.
Salinger is one of the most enduring and influential postwar
American writers, and any New York publisher would have paid a
bundle for the rights to the story, which appeared in the New Yorker
in 1965. But in the literary coup of the decade, the book will be
issued by Orchises Press, a small press in Alexandria run by George
Mason University English ...
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Perelman's pithy pearls and pathos // The great humorist recalled in biography and memoir
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Did You Once See Sidney Plain?A Random Memoir of S. J. Perelman. By Max Wilk. Norton. $8.95. S.J. Perelman was happiest writing short, lunatic, exquisitely...
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S.J. PERELMAN HIS WIT AND WISDOM ARE RECALLED IN A CELEBRATION AT BROWN UNIVERSITY
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe
; ...in the film "Foolish Wives," S. J. Perelman once wrote, he exhibited "a...and his work with "A Day with S. J. Perelman," an event that included the...thus far, who never met him ("S. J. Perelman -- A Life"); and Prudence...
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The Perfunctory Perelman; He's Much Better Than His Letters
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post
; ...TREAD ON ME The Selected Letters of S.J. Perelman Edited by Prudence Crowther Viking...books. The problem with Herrmann's biography lies with its author...the problem is also the author's-Perelman's, that is, not Crowther's...
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Perelman Wins $604.3M From Morgan Stanley
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...believe is a just verdict," Perelman's company said in a statement...denied a fair trial. " Perelman's lawsuit claimed Morgan...million from Sunbeam's acquisition of Coleman. Morgan Stanley contended that Perelman benefited from the deal...
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Don't tread on me: the selected letters of S.J. Perelman.
Magazine article from: The Nation
; ...The Selected Letters of S.J. Perelman. Edited by Pnedence Crowther...selective, gathering of S.J. Perelman letters. Treadupon indeed...defused. In a typical Perelman piece, the victimized, curmudgeonly S.J.P. is himself a figure...
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Perelman Wins $1.4B Against Morgan Stanley
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...behavior," Perelman's company, Coleman (Parent...said in a statement. Perelman had sought up to $1...business. The firm's attorneys argued they...the case. As a result, Perelman had to prove at trial...Morgan Stanley CEO Philip J. Purcell said the court...
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Golden State, an Investor, and the Clock: Structure of deals preserves profit potential for Revlon's chairman.(Ronald O. Perelman)
Magazine article from: American Banker
; ...first Mr. Perelman's sales appeared to put pressure on Golden State's stock price. But that...forward sales, allow Mr. Perelman to reap a profit if the company's value increases during...s chairman, Gerald J. Ford, and its president...
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Perelman awarded $1.4 bil. in damages
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Monday, the same jury awarded Perelman compensatory damages of $604.3 million. Perelman, the Revlon cosmetics chief...and ethical behavior," Perelman's company said. In a statement, Morgan Stanley CEO Philip J. Purcell said the court...
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Echoes of the master's fine sneer // Even fragments of Perelman are better than no Perelman
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times
; ...Tread on MeThe Selected Letters of S.J. Perelman. Edited by Prudence Crowther. Viking. $19.95. The book's editor, in a foreword that correctly...letters she could from the life of S. J. Perelman in "search of a man I didn't...
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Perelman aids Texan's bid for Ford unit. (Ronald O. Perelman, Gerald J. Ford, Ford Motor Co.'s First Nationwide Financial Corp.)
Magazine article from: American Banker
; ...operator Gerald J. Ford, scrambling...Ford Motor Co.'s First Nationwide...financier Ronald O. Perelman to put up most...of Mr. Ford's effort, Wall Street...Previously, Mr. Perelman was just one of...telephone calls. Mr. Perelman remains a major...in Mr. Ford's thrift, ...
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