近年来，文学出版领域掀起了一股复兴失落书籍和被遗忘作家的风潮。1这一现象的推动者包括多家专门出版社，其中英国的Virago Modern Classics以标志性的绿色书脊率先行动，其后美国的Vintage Contemporaries于1984年跟随这一策略，而NYRB Classics则从1999年开始推行自己的复兴计划。1
英裔美国作家兼评论家威尔弗里德·希德的作品近期也获得了这样的机会。1希德生于1930年伦敦，卒于2011年，曾因患小儿麻痹症而康复，著有回忆录《In Love with Daylight》（1995年）。1他的小说《Office Politics》原刊于1966年，近日由McNally Editions在2024年重版，新版由Gerald Howard作序。1然而，评论界对希德小说的文学价值评价不一，有评者认为其散文机智犀利，但小说创作受其评论性思维限制，缺乏深层的精神或思想突破。1
书商Michael Seidenberg是推动这股复兴浪潮的关键人物之一，他于2019年去世。1
The literary landscape is experiencing a revival of forgotten works and overlooked authors, a phenomenon illustrated by the trajectory of bookseller Michael Seidenberg, who passed away in 2019 1. This resurgence has been shaped by dedicated publishing initiatives, including Virago Modern Classics, which launched in the United Kingdom with its distinctive green spines, followed by Vintage Contemporaries in 1984 and NYRB Classics beginning in 1999 1.
Among the recently revived works is Wilfrid Sheed's novel "Office Politics," originally published in 1966 and reissued in 2024 by McNally Editions with a foreword by Gerald Howard 1. Sheed, born in London in 1930 and died in 2011, was an English-American writer and critic 1. He overcame polio and later documented his recovery in the 1995 memoir "In Love with Daylight" 1. G.K. Chesterton was his godfather 1. However, critical assessment of his novels suggests limitations in their depth, with observers noting that his fiction was constrained by his critical sensibilities and lacked profound spiritual or intellectual breakthrough 1.
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