The Noble Savage (magazine)

The Noble Savage was an American literary magazine which existed between 1960 and 1962. The magazine was founded by Saul Bellow and Jack Ludwig.[1] They also edited the magazine[2] of which the publisher was Meridian Books based in Cleveland, Ohio.[3][4] Later Keith Botsford joined the magazine as the editor.[5]

The Noble Savage
Editor
CategoriesLiterary magazine
PublisherMeridian Books
Founder
  • Saul Bellow
  • Jack Ludwig
Founded1960
First issueSpring 1960
Final issue1962
CountryUnited States
Based inCleveland, Ohio
LanguageEnglish
OCLC1607395

The first issue which was published in Spring 1960[3] contained works by Harold Rosenberg, John Berryman and Ralph Ellison.[1] Later issues included the work by Thomas Pynchon, Robert Coover and Arthur Miller.[2][6] The fourth issue presented work from different countries, including G. V. Desani, Dan Jacobson, Elemire Zolla, Louis Guilloux and Antoni Slonimski.[3] Edward Hoagland and Lucia Berlin also published their early works in the magazine.[7][8] The fifth and last issue of the Noble Savage was published in 1962.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Travis Kurowski (2008). "Some Notes on the History of the Literary Magazine". Mississippi Review. 36 (3): 231–243. JSTOR 20132855.
  2. ^ a b "Another Magazine by Bellow". The New York Times. 7 May 1997. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d Jim Burns. "The Noble Savage". Penniless Press. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  4. ^ "The Noble Savage 5". The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  5. ^ Frances Stonor Saunders (2001). The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters. New York: The New Press. p. 227. doi:10.1163/2468-1733_shafr_sim140150101. ISBN 978-1565846647.
  6. ^ Bill Morris (17 June 2019). "Keith Botsford, man of letters and Saul Bellow associate, dies". Antelope Valley Press. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  7. ^ "The Devil's Tub". Arcade Publishing. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  8. ^ Peggy Pfeiffer; Richard Peabody. "A Strong Sense of Place". Gargoyle Magazine. No. 37. Retrieved 27 March 2020.