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  1. Blanche Wolf Knopf (July 30, 1894 – June 4, 1966) was an American book publisher who was the president of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., and wife of Alfred A. Knopf Sr., with whom she established the firm in 1915. She traveled the world seeking new authors and was especially influential in the publication of European and Latin American literature in ...

  2. Apr 13, 2016 · April 13, 2016 at 4:10 p.m. EDT. “The Lady With the Borzoi: Blanche Knopf, Literary Tastemaker Extraordinaire” by Laura Claridge. (FSG) Knopf has long been a golden name in publishing, the...

  3. May 6, 2022 · Blanche Knopf, Judith Light, Julia, Trending TV. HBO Max picked up "Julia" for Season 2, meaning fans will find out more about these real characters, including Judith Light's Blanche Knopf.

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  5. Knopf, Blanche (1894–1966) American publisher, and full partner with her husband in one of the world's most successful publishing firms, who wielded power in an era when few women served as executives and brought authors of the stature of Albert Camus, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Simone de Beauvoir to America's attention. Pronunciation: KUH-noff.

  6. May 21, 2018 · Overview. A leading American publisher, Blanche Knopf played a key role in twentieth century publishing in America. By promoting the books of European, Hispanic, African-American, and feminist authors, Blanche Knopf fostered a new cultural and intellectual climate for American reading audiences.

  7. Apr 4, 2016 · In a new biography, “The Lady with the Borzoi: Blanche Knopf, Literary Tastemaker Extraordinaire” (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Laura Claridge argues that Blanche was actually the more important...

  8. May 26, 2016 · She had trusted Alfred to ensure that she played an equal part in building and running Knopf, and she had believed he would add “Blanche Knopf” to the firm’s name eventually. Instead, he had betrayed her, and, now suspecting he didn’t plan to ever include her name, she became despondent.

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