Robert Benjamin Silvers

Robert B. Silvers is editor of The New York Review of Books. Prior to joining the Review, Mr. Silvers was, from 1959 to 1963, associate editor of Harper’s magazine, editor of the book Writing in America and translator of La Gangrène. Before that, Mr. Silvers lived in Paris for six years (1952 to 1958), where he served with the U.S. Army at SHAPE Headquarters and attended the Sorbonne and École des Sciences Politiques. He joined the editorial board of The Paris Review in 1954 and became Paris editor in 1956. He also worked as press secretary to Governor Chester Bowles in 1950. Mr. Silvers is the recipient of the National Book Foundation Literarian Award, Hadada Prize, Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publishing, and Vergennes Award. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and Century Association. Additionally, he has served on the executive board of PEN American Center, American Academy in Rome, and American Ditchley Foundation.