Robert B. Silvers is editor of The New York Review of Books. Prior to joining the Review, Mr. 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, Mr. Silvers 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 Ecole des Sciences Politiques. 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. Mr. Silvers, who graduated from the University of Chicago in 1947, was born in Mineola, New York. »

The First Anthology

30 Years of the New York Review of Books

Edited by Robert B. Silvers
Edited by Barbara Epstein
Edited by Rea S. Hederman

Published in conjunction with The New York Review's 30th anniversary, this striking compendium features some of the world's most distinguished writing on literature, politics, history, and culture. Essays such as Elizabeth Hardwick's report on the Watts riot in Los Angeles in 1966, Hannah Arendt's influential "Reflections on Violence," Joseph Brodsky's moving essay on Nadezhda Mandelstam, Robert Hughes's brilliant and acerbic "The Rise of Andy Warhol," and Gore Vidal's memorable portrait of Amelia Earhart are among the pieces that have earned The New York Review its reputation as the "nation's preeminent journal of ideas" (New York magazine). Not just a showcase of some of the best writers and thinkers of recent years, The New York Review's first anthology is a provocative and relevant key to contemporary history and culture.

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