[HN Gopher] Remembering Robert Gottlieb, editor extraordinaire
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       Remembering Robert Gottlieb, editor extraordinaire
        
       Author : cocacola1
       Score  : 32 points
       Date   : 2023-06-15 00:06 UTC (1 days ago)
        
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       | flomo wrote:
       | Not a substantive comment, but I hope Caro will be able to finish
       | his book.
        
       | richardatlarge wrote:
       | Editor Extraordinaire? Perhaps, but Remnick does a shit job of
       | making the case. He retells stories too often told, and without
       | doing the work of the writer: to make us see something we could
       | not have otherwise imagined.
       | 
       | The N Yorker suffers from chronic digititis: the loss of quality
       | in the pursuit of senseless quantity
        
         | dang wrote:
         | Probably worth linking the obit you submitted:
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         |  _Robert Gottlieb, editor of literary heavyweights, dies at 92_
         | - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36337975 - June 2023 (no
         | comments)
         | 
         | (also, it would be better to share something interesting about
         | Gottlieb than complain about Remnick/NYer - most people here
         | have never heard any of the stories you're talking about or
         | even know who he is. One of HN's functions is to offer a sort
         | of basic education about this kind of stuff for readers over
         | time)
        
       | lasermatts wrote:
       | Incredibly sad to see Robert Gottlieb pass. His work as an editor
       | has shaped some of my favorite books. In particular, he brought
       | Robert Caro to national attention.
       | 
       | For anyone interested in learning more about Robert Gottlieb, I
       | highly recommend the documentary "Turn Every Page" by his
       | daughter: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14071694/
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       | It's about Gottlieb's relationship with the author Robert Caro
       | and provides a fascinating insight into the pair that produced
       | some truly incredible books.
        
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