182:. His mission to promote the work of many neglected writers ā from Africa, the Caribbean, the Middle East and other regions ā led him to found in 1973 a small publishing house called Three Continents Press, which struggled to be profitable yet went on to become one of the foremost publishers of Third World literature, and of works translated from many languages. In 1988, one of Herdeck's authors, the Egyptian novelist
166:
Joining the US Foreign
Service in 1953, Herdeck spent some years in Italy, and in 1960 was posted to Guinea in West Africa, developing an interest in African literature. He said: "I started reading African novels. I was surprised to know there were any. Iād never heard of any. First in English, but
178:, in 1965, and in 1974 became an associate professor of English and foreign service, eventually concentrating on the literature of the Third World, and creating a course that addressed world political issues through art and fiction. He also did some teaching of African Literature at
167:
then I started buying titles published in French." However, while in Africa he fell ill with malaria and hepatitis and returned to the US. He left the State
Department in 1963, completed his doctoral dissertation and received his PhD from University of Pennsylvania in 1968.
201:. Over the years that he ran Three Continents Press, the imprint published some 300 titles, and he was once quoted as saying: "We've published people from every continent except Antarctica. We don't do anything there, but if the penguins learned to write, we would."
549:
155:, then served in the U.S. Army and Army Air Forces from 1944 to 1946. In the early 1950s, he traveled in Europe and studied in Italy and France. He subsequently taught at
496:
554:
574:
544:
303:
208:, another Colorado publisher; however, he subsequently setting up a new company, Passeggiata Press, for the titles to which he retained rights.
564:
519:"Donald E. Herdeck Records of Three Continents Press and Passeggiata Press: An Inventory of the Collection at the Harry Ransom Center"
197:
After retiring from teaching at
Georgetown in 1987, Herdeck continued to head his two-person publishing company, moving it in 1993 to
559:
356:
265:
569:
418:
187:
160:
96:
257:
235:
391:
171:
131:(November 19, 1924 ā April 20, 2005) was an American academic and publisher, and the founder in 1973 of
443:
539:
534:
518:
473:
323:
474:"Donald E. Herdeck Records of Three Continents Press and Passeggiata Press | Biographical Sketch"
396:
179:
144:
501:
239:
198:
175:
148:
92:
80:
190:, and another future Nobel Prize winner on the Three Continents list was Saint Lucian poet
387:
308:
204:
Herdeck suffered a stroke in
February 1995, and in August 1996 sold 167 of his titles to
224:
183:
156:
17:
528:
220:
205:
191:
229:
Appreciating the
Difference: The Autobiography of Three Continents Press, 1973ā1997
444:"Publications from Three Continents Press an Imprint of Three Continents Press"
152:
252:
448:
324:"Donald E. Herdeck Records of Three Continents Press and Passeggiata Press"
61:
57:
219:(1979, co-edited with his wife Margaret Herdeck, Maurice Lubin,
497:"Donald Herdeck, 80; published writers from developing nations"
217:
Caribbean
Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical-Critical Encyclopedia
392:"Donald Herdeck's Three Continents Press | An Interview"
211:
He was the editor or author of the key reference books
143:
Donald Elmer
Herdeck was born on November 19, 1924, in
297:
295:
293:
291:
289:
287:
285:
159:
381:
379:
377:
118:
110:
102:
88:
69:
39:
32:
351:
349:
347:
345:
343:
341:
170:He began teaching in the English department of
8:
253:"Three Continents Press: A Blazer of Trails"
27:American academic and publisher (1924ā2005)
29:
550:American book publishing company founders
281:
468:
466:
7:
555:Deaths from congestive heart failure
357:"Herdeck, Donald E(lmer) 1924ā2005"
424:. University of Pennsylvania. 1968
215:(1973; revised edition, 1974) and
25:
575:University of Pennsylvania alumni
545:American book publishers (people)
266:"Profile: Three Continents Press"
114:Founder of Three Continents Press
495:Schudel, Matt (April 25, 2005).
302:Schudel, Matt (April 24, 2005).
261:, Vol. 12, issue 4, pp. 451ā456.
1:
565:Georgetown University faculty
251:Don Burgess (June 1, 1982),
419:"1968 Commencement Program"
591:
223:and Dorothy Figueroa, and
213:African Authors, 1300ā1973
188:Nobel Prize for Literature
161:University of Pennsylvania
97:University of Pennsylvania
304:"Donald E. Herdeck Dies"
258:Journal of Black Studies
236:congestive heart failure
560:Drake University alumni
521:, Harry Ransom Center.
264:Donna McBride (1993),
133:Three Continents Press
106:Academic and publisher
18:Three Continents Press
476:. Harry Ransom Center
326:. Harry Ransom Center
172:Georgetown University
390:(January 27, 1981).
242:, in 2005, aged 80.
44:Donald Elmer Herdeck
570:People from Chicago
270:Translation Review
186:, was awarded the
397:Gargoyle Magazine
180:Howard University
145:Chicago, Illinois
129:Donald E. Herdeck
126:
125:
54:November 19, 1924
34:Donald E. Herdeck
16:(Redirected from
582:
507:
506:
502:The Boston Globe
492:
486:
485:
483:
481:
470:
461:
460:
458:
456:
440:
434:
433:
431:
429:
423:
415:
409:
408:
406:
404:
383:
372:
371:
369:
367:
361:Encyclopedia.com
353:
336:
335:
333:
331:
320:
314:
313:
299:
240:Pueblo, Colorado
234:Herdeck died of
199:Colorado Springs
176:Washington, D.C.
149:Drake University
122:Margaret Herdeck
93:Drake University
81:Pueblo, Colorado
76:
53:
51:
30:
21:
590:
589:
585:
584:
583:
581:
580:
579:
525:
524:
515:
510:
494:
493:
489:
479:
477:
472:
471:
464:
454:
452:
442:
441:
437:
427:
425:
421:
417:
416:
412:
402:
400:
388:Richard Peabody
385:
384:
375:
365:
363:
355:
354:
339:
329:
327:
322:
321:
317:
309:Washington Post
301:
300:
283:
279:
248:
246:Further reading
238:at his home in
227:), and in 1998
141:
95:
89:Alma mater
84:
78:
74:
65:
55:
49:
47:
46:
45:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
588:
586:
578:
577:
572:
567:
562:
557:
552:
547:
542:
537:
527:
526:
523:
522:
514:
513:External links
511:
509:
508:
487:
462:
435:
410:
386:Baizer, Eric;
373:
337:
315:
280:
278:
275:
274:
273:
272:, 41:1, 16ā18.
262:
247:
244:
225:Jose Alcantara
184:Naguib Mahfouz
157:Girard College
147:. He attended
140:
137:
124:
123:
120:
116:
115:
112:
111:Known for
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
90:
86:
85:
79:
77:(aged 80)
73:April 20, 2005
71:
67:
66:
56:
43:
41:
37:
36:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
587:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
536:
533:
532:
530:
520:
517:
516:
512:
504:
503:
498:
491:
488:
475:
469:
467:
463:
451:
450:
445:
439:
436:
420:
414:
411:
399:
398:
393:
389:
382:
380:
378:
374:
362:
358:
352:
350:
348:
346:
344:
342:
338:
325:
319:
316:
311:
310:
305:
298:
296:
294:
292:
290:
288:
286:
282:
276:
271:
267:
263:
260:
259:
254:
250:
249:
245:
243:
241:
237:
232:
230:
226:
222:
221:John Figueroa
218:
214:
209:
207:
206:Lynne Rienner
202:
200:
195:
193:
192:Derek Walcott
189:
185:
181:
177:
173:
168:
164:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
138:
136:
134:
130:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
103:Occupation(s)
101:
98:
94:
91:
87:
82:
72:
68:
63:
59:
42:
38:
31:
19:
500:
490:
478:. Retrieved
453:. Retrieved
447:
438:
426:. Retrieved
413:
401:. Retrieved
395:
364:. Retrieved
360:
328:. Retrieved
318:
307:
269:
256:
233:
228:
216:
212:
210:
203:
196:
169:
165:
142:
132:
128:
127:
75:(2005-04-20)
540:2005 deaths
535:1924 births
529:Categories
277:References
153:Des Moines
50:1924-11-19
449:AALBC.com
139:Biography
480:April 2,
455:April 2,
428:April 2,
403:April 2,
366:April 2,
330:April 2,
62:Illinois
58:Chicago
119:Spouse
83:, U.S.
64:, U.S.
422:(PDF)
482:2022
457:2022
430:2022
405:2022
368:2022
332:2022
70:Died
40:Born
231:.
151:in
531::
499:.
465:^
446:.
394:.
376:^
359:.
340:^
306:.
284:^
268:,
255:,
194:.
174:,
163:.
135:.
60:,
505:.
484:.
459:.
432:.
407:.
370:.
334:.
312:.
52:)
48:(
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.