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| | village voice > books > André Schiffrin The Business of Books by Kera Bolonik |
 | | After meeting with Random House CEO Alberto Vitale, who strongly suggested Pantheon cut its list and staff by two-thirds, concentrate on books with the largest printings, and stop publishing "so many books on the left," Schiffrin realized that his vision for Pantheon was no longer welcome. |
 | | Pantheon Books was cofounded in 1942 by Schiffrin's father, Jacques, a Russian Jew, and the former publisher of an imprint of the French press Gallimard (the Schiffrins fled from France after Gallimard's purge of Jews, following the French defeat in 1940). |
 | | In early 1990, the publisher of Pantheon Books, André Schiffrin, together with his entire staff, submitted his resignation to Random House, sending shock waves throughout the publishing industry. |
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