One of the book world’s most long-awaited publications, Robert Caro's fifth volume on Lyndon Johnson is unlikely to be delayed by the death of editor Robert Gottlieb.
continuing with the first four Johnson biographies, and a brief volume on Caro's writing process, “Working.”directed by Gottlieb's daughter, Lizzie Gottlieb, and released last year.he and Gottlieb did not have the kind of ongoing communication many writers and editors have. Caro did not consult with Gottlieb while writing his books or show him early drafts, waiting instead to turn in a completed manuscript.
“From the day 52 years ago that we first looked at my pages together, Bob understood what I was trying to do and made it possible for me to take the time, and do the work, I needed to do,” Caro said in a statement Wednesday — adding that he looked upon Gottlieb as a “great friend.” “You can’t speed up the research,” Caro told the AP last year, saying the scope of the final volume was “huge.”
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