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Other names. The Jackal. Occupation. Literary agent. Known for. Founder of The Wylie Agency. Website. www .wylieagency .com. Andrew Wylie (born 1947), known as The Jackal, is an American literary agent .
- 1947 (age 75–76)
- Literary agent
- Founder of The Wylie Agency
- The Jackal
Nov 9, 2023 · Andrew Wylie is agent to an extraordinary number of the planet’s biggest authors. His knack for making highbrow writers very rich helped to define a literary era – but is his reign now coming...
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Nov 12, 2023 · “It tends to be true that the best publishers are people who read books,” says literary kingmaker Andrew Wylie.
The Guardian recently described the Wylie Agency as “the most feared and most influential authors’ representatives in the world of Anglo-American publishing.” Despite the well-documented travails of the contemporary book business, Wylie remains sanguine about its future, both technological and commercial.
Oct 8, 2013 · October 7, 2013. The Andrew Wylie Rules. How the literary agent still makes millions off highbrow. Jonathan Snyder. Among literary agents, Andrew Wylie is as old school as they come. Dubbed...
Apr 17, 2010 · Robert McCrum. Andrew 'the Jackal' Wylie reveals how he became the feared king of the literary jungle and agent to the book world's biggest names – Salman Rushdie, Philip Roth and Martin Amis....
Oct 22, 2022 · Andrew Wylie, 74, is the world’s most powerful literary agent. His agency has offices in New York and London, and they employ 50 people. His reputation for ruthlessness in managing his clients’...