Dear fellow reader:

There was nothing like it. From its first issue in 1957, The Evergreen Review captured in its pages the most exciting work by writers of the era. Defying borders, languages, and sexual taboos, Evergreen was a plugged-in toaster thrown into the placid pool of culture. Here, side by side for the first time, were Frantz Fanon and Susan Sontag; “Barbarella” and Samuel Beckett, Günter Grass and Allen Ginsberg, Jean Genet and William Burroughs, Blaise Cendrars and Amos Tutuola. It was a WMA––Weapon of Mass Acculturation, playing a substantial role in shaping the rebellious mindset of the post-war generation.

Evergreen is set to deliver a similar salubrious shock to the system with its resurrection in spring 2016 under the leadership of editor-in-chief Dale Peck, a novelist and critic known for his fearless political and artistic engagement. In partnership with OR Books, Evergreen's book publishing arm Foxrock Books is now making available completely redesigned editions of select titles from the files. The first releases are by three signature Evergreen authors, Marguerite Duras, Samuel Beckett and Kenzaburō Ōe. We invite you to be among the first to have these special editions for a limited time at either 15% off apiece or, if you buy all four, at 40% off. Just click here and use coupon code FOXROCK on the last page of checkout.

Stay tuned to see what else we come up with, and be sure to sign up at the Evergreen website here.

Best,

John Oakes

(publisher, The Evergreen Review)