Andrew Nette

Horwitz Publications, Pulp Fiction and the Rise of the Australian Paperback

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the history of Horwitz Publications, one of Australia's largest post-war pulp publishers. Although best known for its cheaply produced, sometimes luridly packaged softcover books, Horwitz Publications played a far larger role in mainstream Australian publishing than has been recognised, particularly in the expansion of the paperback that took place from the late 1950s onwards.

Produktdetails

• Anthem Studies in Book History, Publishing and Print Culture
• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Juli 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 530g
• ISBN-13: 9781839982453
• ISBN-10: 1839982454
• Artikelnr.: 62192505

Autorenporträt

Andrew Nette has a PhD from Macquarie University and is an author of fiction and non-fiction.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Pulp Jungles in Australia and Beyond
1. 'Mental Rubbish' and Hard Currency: Import Restrictions and The Origins of Australia's Pulp Publishing Industry
2. Dreaming of America: Horwitz in the Early Post-War Period
3. The Fiction Factory Expands: Horwitz in the Second Half of the 1950s
4. 'The Mighty U.S.A Paperback Invasion': Horwitz and The Changing Metabolism of Australian Publishing in The Early 1960s
5. The Female Fiction Factory
6. Party Girls and Prisoners of War: The Australianisation of Horwitz Pulp in the 1960s
7. Policing The 'Literary Sewer': Horwitz and The Censors
8. Competing with The Sexual Spectacle: Horwitz and The Mainstreaming of The Erotic, 1967-1972
9. 'You've Got to Grab Their Attention': Horwitz Cover Art
10. The End of The Pulp Jungle
Bibliography
Index