James Laughlin

He was the founder and editor of New Directions, one of the most influential publishers of the twentieth century, was also a key figure in U.S. literature as a poet and author of short stories and essays. He began publishing books while studying at Harvard University. among the authors whose work published and helped spread Ezra Pound, Herman Hesse, Henry Miller and Vladimir Nbokov counted. In his biography include In Another Country, The Country Road, Byways, The Man in the Wall, Pound As Wuz, Ramdom Random Essays and Stories.