Jack McClelland (1922–2004)
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- McClelland, John Gordon
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- 1922-07-30
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- 2004-06-14
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- Canada
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- University of Toronto
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- Molson Prize (1982)
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- John Gordon "Jack" McClelland, CC (July 30, 1922 - June 14, 2004) was a Canadian publisher.
Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, he attended the University of Toronto Schools, St. Andrew's College (1937-1940), and then the University of Toronto, interrupting his studies to serve in the Royal Canadian Navy in the Battle of the Atlantic. McClelland began working for McClelland and Stewart, his father's company, in 1946, becoming president in 1961. Under his control, the company promoted Canadian literature and encouraged Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Leonard Cohen, Farley Mowat and Mordecai Richler. He introduced a popular series of Canadian authors in paperback, making Canadian writing more accessible to the general public. In 1985, he sold the company.
Many of the current heads of Canadian publishing companies got their start at McClelland and Stewart while Jack McClelland was running the company.
In 1976 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 2000.
He had been in poor health for some time when he died in Toronto at the age of 81.
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Imagining Canadian Literature: The Selected Letters… von Sam Solecki
The best way of understanding the way the publishing business in Canada works, and the most enjoyable lesson you'll ever receive. Jack McClelland is hilarious and brilliant, and this book has letters from basically every famous and important canadian author from the 60s and 70s. Completely incredible-and it's an amazing deal if you can find it. I got mine for $0.97 with tax at Chapters.
Imagine sneaking a peek at the words shared between publisher and writer. In the case of the explosive personality of poet Earle Birney, that can sometimes be a bit shocking. Here, McClelland lets us in on his correspondence with writers like Margaret Atwood, Pierre Berton, Leonard Cohen, Farley Mowat, Michael Ondaatje, Al Purdy--and many many more on the Canadian Lit scene. A treasure!
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