Transition: The History of a Literary Era, 1927 1938 by Dougald McMillan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a well-organised, comprehensive survey of the infamous literary journal ‘Transition’ expat Literary magazine and one that captures as much of the essence of a ‘movement’ (if you will) of the most influential writing from Paris in the 20th century. Well orchestrated and edited, as any John Calder title is — which is an added bonus because Calder was contemporaries with a number of the people involved, and went on to become Samuel Beckett’s publisher. One I treasure on the shelf.