Wakefield Press is an American independent publishing house based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[1] The press specializes in publishing avant-garde literature in translation. Wakefield was founded in 2009 by Marc Lowenthal and Judy Feldmann.[2] The aim of the company is to increase the availability in English of obscure and avant garde authors from the past who wrote in foreign languages.[3]
| Founded | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Marc Lowenthal and Judy Feldmann |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Distribution | Distributed Art Publishers |
| Publication types | Books |
| Official website | wakefieldpress |
Wakefield has been praised in the literary world for its promotion of provocative and unusual texts, as well as for its introductions to each text with detailed information relevant to the author's life, and background providing context for the nature of the author's work.[4][5][6][7]
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References edit
- ^ "Publisher Homepage". Wakefield Press. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ "Interview with Editor Marc Lowenthal". Entropy. Entropy Magazine. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ ""Obscurer, Obscurer": Independent Publisher Wakefield Press on Translating Forgotten Classics". Bookwitty. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Baran, Ian. "Must-Reads From Wakefield Press, Part 1". New York Public Library. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ ""Obscurer, Obscurer": Independent Publisher Wakefield Press on Translating Forgotten Classics". Bookwitty. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Somers, Erin. "Laughs in Translation". Ploughshares Blog. Emerson College. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Cheesman, Tara. "WOMEN IN TRANSLATION MONTH: MOVING FORWARD". Bookriot. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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