Wakefield Press (US) explained

Wakefield Press
Founded:	2009
Founder:	Marc Lowenthal and Judy Feldmann
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Distribution:	Distributed Art Publishers
Publications:	Books

Wakefield Press is an American independent publishing house based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.^[1] The press specializes in publishing avant-garde literature in translation. Wakefield was founded in 2009 by Marc Lowenthal and Judy Feldmann.^[2] The aim of the company is to increase the availability in English of obscure and avant garde authors from the past who wrote in foreign languages.^[3]

Wakefield has been praised in the literary world for its promotion of provocative and unusual texts, as well as for its introductions to each text with detailed information relevant to the author's life, and background providing context for the nature of the author's work.^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Notable authors

• Marcel Schwob
• Unica Zürn
• Paul Scheerbart
• Charles Fourier
• Pierre Louÿs
• Honoré de Balzac
• Léon Bloy
• Salomo Friedlaender

Notes and References

1. Web site: Publisher Homepage. Wakefield Press. 1 September 2017.
2. Web site: Interview with Editor Marc Lowenthal. Entropy. Entropy Magazine. 1 September 2017.
3. Web site: "Obscurer, Obscurer": Independent Publisher Wakefield Press on Translating Forgotten Classics. Bookwitty. 1 September 2017.
4. Web site: Baran. Ian. Must-Reads From Wakefield Press, Part 1. New York Public Library. 1 September 2017.
5. Web site: "Obscurer, Obscurer": Independent Publisher Wakefield Press on Translating Forgotten Classics. Bookwitty. 1 September 2017.
6. Web site: Somers. Erin. Laughs in Translation. Ploughshares Blog. Emerson College. 1 September 2017.
7. Web site: Cheesman. Tara. WOMEN IN TRANSLATION MONTH: MOVING FORWARD. Bookriot. 1 September 2017.