Max Perkins

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gptkbp:instanceOf Editor
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Charles_Scribner's_Sons
gptkbp:awards National Book Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1884-09-20
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Perkins
gptkb:Marion_Perkins
gptkb:Maxwell_Perkins_Jr.
Helen_Perkins
gptkbp:contributedTo gptkb:American_Literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1947-06-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Maxwell_Evarts_Perkins
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Max Perkins
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:F._Scott_Fitzgerald
gptkb:American_Fiction
gptkb:Ernest_Hemingway
gptkb:Thomas_Wolfe
Artistic Expression
Creative Writing
Publishing Industry
Cultural Movements
Literary Trends
Literary Modernism
Literary_Criticism
gptkbp:knownFor Editing_American_literature
gptkbp:legacy Mentoring young writers
Pioneering literary editor
Promoting literary talent
Shaping_modern_American_literature
gptkbp:notableEvent Advocating for literary works
Building author-editor relationships
Supporting the careers of prominent authors
Editing_major_American_novels
gptkbp:notableQuote 'A writer is someone who has written.'
'The best editor is a writer's best friend.'
gptkbp:notableWorks The Great Gatsby
A Farewell to Arms
The Old Man and the Sea
This Side of Paradise
gptkbp:occupation Literary_Editor
gptkbp:spouse Louise_Perkins
gptkbp:worksWith gptkb:Marjorie_Kinnan_Rawlings
gptkb:John_Steinbeck
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Robert_Penn_Warren