John Calder - A Life in Publishing

John Calder (1927-2018) was a giant of 20th century literary publishing, and a champion of free speech. Best known for publishing Samuel Beckett's novels and poetry, he brought much of the most innovative European literature of the 20th century to an English-speaking audience, ultimately won a landmark obscenity trial over Hubert Selby Jr's 'Last Exit to Brooklyn' and has inspired several generations of exciting writers and publishers. Joining Juliet to discuss Calder's life and legacy is Alex Kovacs, author of 'The Currency of Paper' (2013), who worked in Calder's bookshop in London in 2008-10. Alessandro Gallenzi's obituary for John Calder: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/21/john-calder-obituary Huw Nesbitt's interview with John Calder (2008) - https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/nndv5k/john-calder-443-v15n12 SELECTED REFERENCES HENRI ALLEG, La Question (1958) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Question Lord Altrincham - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Grigg,_2nd_Baron_Altrincham Fernando Arrabal - http://www.arrabal.org/ ANTONIN ARTAUD, Collected Works (vols. I-IV) Howard Barker AUBREY BEARDSLEY, Under the Hill - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Hill SAMUEL BECKETT, The Unnameable (1953) and Waiting for Godot (1953) William S. Burroughs Steven Berkoff Peter Brook JOHN CALDER, The Philosophy of Samuel Beckett (2001) and The Theology of Samuel Beckett (2012) JOHN CALDER, Pursuit (2001) - https://almabooks.com/product/pursuit-memoirs-john-calder/ Henri Chopin - https://www.richardsaltoun.com/artists/35-henri-chopin/overview/ COPI, Eva Perón (1970) - https://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/music-and-performance/2012/04/parodying-eva-perón Ashley Dukes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Dukes Marguerite Duras JEAN GENET, The Maids (1947) Allen Ginsberg John Glassco The Godot Company - https://actors.mandy.com/uk/company/18184/the-godot-company Grove Press OWEN HATHERLEY, A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain (2010) RAYNER HEPPENSTALL, The Woodshed (1962) and Raymond Roussel: A Critical Guide (1966) ALGER HISS, In the Court of Public Opinion (1957) - https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1957/5/17/hiss-defends-position-in-public-opinion/ I Shot Andy Warhol (dir. Mary Harron, 1996) Eugène Ionesco B. S. Johnson GEORG KAISER, From Morning to Midnight (1912/16) - https://www.cineaste.com/spring2011/from-morning-to-midnight-web-exclusive/ Anna Kavan ALEX KOVACS, The Currency of Paper (2013) - https://www.newstatesman.com/books/2013/09/currency-paper-alex-kovacs-how-capitalism-affects-art VLADIMIR MAYAKOVSKY, The Bathhouse (1930) HENRY MILLER, Sexus (1949) and Tropic of Cancer (1934) EDDIE MILNE, No Shining Armour (1976) - https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/isj/1976/no093/rees.htm Carole Morin Olympia Press (Maurice Girodias) - https://bookblast.com/blog/spotlight-maurice-girodias-olympia-press-indie-publishers-remembered/ Peter Owen (publisher) Luigi Pirandello ANN QUIN, Berg (1964) and (1969) - http://thequietus.com/articles/24056-ann-quin-lara-pawson-stewart-home-juliette-jacques-lee-rourke-isabel-waidner ALAIN ROBBE-GRILLET, Jealousy (1957) - http://conversationalreading.com/alain-robbe-grillet-and-jealousy/ Raymond Roussel Nathalie Sarraute Jean-Paul Sartre HUBERT SELBY JR, Last Exit to Brooklyn (1966) - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/01/last-exit-to-brooklyn-hubert-selby-appeal-1968 Yulian Semyonov - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulian_Semyonov Claude Simon T. Dan Smith - https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/stories-shocked-tyneside-high-rise-7236347 Roland Topor Alexander Trocchi TRISTAN TZARA, Seven Dada Manifestos - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/80258.Seven_Dada_Manifestos_and_Lampisteries Kenneth Tynan - https://www.theguardian.com/arts/critic/feature/0,,567652,00.html Snoo Wilson Olwen Wymark Contemporary publishers: And Other Stories; Dalkey Archive Press; Fitzcarraldo Editions; Galley Beggar; Melville House.