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Date: Wed, 27 Apr 1994 09:07:39 -0700 (PDT)
From: Proskauer <prgm-AT-CLASS.ORG>
Subject: Re: new Society of the Spectacle?


I second the idea of buying the B&R edition.  L Perlman seems to be 
ideologically insistent on cheap prices; they have a new book coming out 
for $4.00!  Buy all books from B&R!

James
Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn	E-mail: prgm-AT-class.org	
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On Wed, 27 Apr 1994, David Mandl wrote:

> > From: Ben <ben-AT-astro.ocis.temple.edu>
> > 
> > While we're on the topic, does anyone know *who* did the
> > Black & Red translation?  I've always found the lack of credits in that
> > edition to be disconcerting.
> > 
> > Ben Attias
> 
> I'd say most likely by Fredy and Lorraine Perlman, who run Black
> and Red (well, Lorraine runs it alone now, since Fredy died).
> The details might be given in the book "Having Little, Being Much,"
> a bio of Fredy written by Lorraine a few years ago.  I have the
> book, but I can't remember at the moment what she says about it.
> 
> BTW, a personal note: If the Zone translation isn't substantially
> better or different, I'd recommend buying the Black & Red edition,
> since that book is Black & Red's bread and butter and Lorraine is
> such a nice person.  Zone is a big publishing house that doesn't
> need the money nearly as much.  Their edition costs a fortune, too.
> 
>    --Dave.
> 

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