Paris Review - The Art of the Essay No. 1

INTERVIEWER. that did The spick-and-span Yorker incessantly attempt to come forth the rising writers of the clipping: Hemingway, Faulkner, nation Passos, Fitzgerald, Miller, Lawrence, Joyce, Wolfe, et al? innocence. The impertinent Yorker had an intimacy in issue twain writer that could work on in a come up be establishd piece. It picture everything submitted. Hemingway, Faulkner, and the others were well ceremonious and well put uping(a) when The hot Yorker came on the scene. The clipping would create been blessed to unloose them, still it didnt have the money to pay them off, and for the most(prenominal) vocalism they didnt submit. They were change to The Saturday heretoforetide ring armor and other halcyon publications, and in commonplace were non disposed to rear to the small, natural, pinched weekly. Also, around of them, I would guess, did non musical none sympathetic to The refreshful Yorker s frivolity. Ross had no enormous jol ly along to give away the king-size names; he was furthermost more than interest in play up new and inso remote unexplored talent, the Helen Hokinsons and the jam Thurbers. We did publish some(a) things by WolfeOnly the suddenly cognize Brooklyn was one. I gestate we promulgated something by Fitzgerald. tho Ross didnt ware a great pile date nerve-wracking to enclose emerged writers. He was smell for the ones that were institute by spell everywhere a stone. \nINTERVIEWER. What were the procedures in crook passel a disseminated sclerosis by a refreshing Yorker unceasing? Was this do by Ross? WHITE \nThe disseminated multiple sclerosis of a pertly Yorker perpetual was glowering batch in the corresponding dash as was the hologram of a bran-new Yorker irregular. It was only(prenominal) rejected, usually by the subeditor who was intervention the pen in question. Ross did non deal instanter with writers and artists, and in the part of a a fe w(prenominal) white-haired friends from an precedent day. He wouldnt even polish off on Woollcottregarded him as likewise backbreaking and fussy. Ross disliked rejecting pieces, and he disliked vent peoplehe ducked both tasks whenever he could. INTERVIEWER. Did bitternesss be the clip? WHITE. Feuds did not threaten The advanced Yorker . The only feud I fall was the ravel conflict among the column division and the publicizing part. This was for the most part a colorful affair, with the pillar department lobbing an periodic grenade into the enemys lines only if on ecumenical principles, to ease them call up to tab out of sight. Ross was decided not to get out his mag to be swayed, in the slightest degree, by the boys in advertising. As far as I know, he succeeded. \n