Sol stone
Sol Stein (born October 13, 1926 in Chicago , † September 19, 2019 ) was an American writer , publicist and editor .
Biographical
Sol Stein was born in Chicago in 1926 to Louis and Zelda Stein. In 1930 the family moved to New York. Here Stein attended DeWitt Clinton High School. In 1941 he wrote his first novel, Magic Maestro Please and shortly afterwards Patriotic Magic . In 1942 he began his studies at the City College of New York , which he had to interrupt from 1944 to 1945 because of his military service, resumed in 1946 and graduated in 1948 with a master's degree. Stein worked as a lecturer in social sciences during this time. From 1951 to 1953 he worked for the Voice of America radio station . In 1953, Stein became director of the American Committee of Cultural Freedom , an organization of 300 leading American intellectuals that fought for human freedom during the McCarthy era .
Stein was one of the founding members of the Playwrite Group , a group of theater writers and playwrights, including Tennessee Williams , organized at the Actors Studio in New York. Sol Stein worked as an editor for various publishers and published the works of contemporary authors such as George Orwell , Simone Weil , Arthur Köstler and others. In 1962 he founded the Stein & Day publishing house together with his wife Patricia Day. Over the course of his career, Stein specialized in training young writers and wrote books and creative writing training programs .
Works
- About writing. Two thousand and one, ISBN 3-86150-226-7 .
- Raising and maintaining a novel. Two thousand and one, ISBN 3-86150-364-6 .
- For life and limb. ISBN 3-442-09791-6 .
- Out of the blue. ISBN 3-426-00672-3 .
- A hint of betrayal. ISBN 3-545-36418-6 .
- A room to live in. ISBN 3-426-00521-2 .
- Door to door. ISBN 3-426-00795-9 .
- A happy family.
- With the gifts of a woman.
- The young wizard. ISBN 3-426-00388-0 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Sol Stein in the catalog of the German National Library
- Sol Stein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Summary review of Sol Stein's work On Writing on a private blog
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sam Roberts: Sol Stein, Publisher, Author and Champion of James Baldwin, Dies at 92 . In: The New York Times . September 25, 2019 ( nytimes.com ).
- ^ The New York Times. March 25, 1955.
- ^ The New York Times. March 12, 1969.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Stone, sol |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer, publicist and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 13, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th September 2019 |