The Borzoi 1920

The Borzoi 1920 is a lively tribute to Alfred A. Knopf's first five years as a publisher, gathering essays, portraits, excerpts, and a bibliography to celebrate the writers and readers who shaped the imprint's identity. Its pages range widely across modern literature: a soaring defense of books as humanity's deepest miracle and a force for liberation; Claude Bragdon's savage attack on the movies as a symptom of spiritual emptiness; and Witter Bynner, Willa Cather, and others offering vivid judgments on poetry, fiction, and artistic truth. Alongside these critical voices are comic and intimate pieces, including a playful psychic portrait of Knopf, a warm appreciation of Max Beerbohm, a fantasy of perfect social ease on a June day, and a serene glimpse of T'ao Ch'ien's humble, self-sufficient life. Conrad Aiken and Pío Baroja add dreamlike mortality, sharp wit, and unsparing social critique, creating a rich snapshot of modern literary taste, ambition, and argument. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.