一九八七年二月中旬开始,纽约中城的《纽约人》杂志编辑部来了一位较为年轻的新主编,把编务从年已八十高龄、干了三十五年主编的威廉·萧恩手中接收了过去.在美国文化出版界,这是一件惊天动地的大事,新闻上了《纽约时报》好几天.文艺界大惊小怪的因有下列几个:一、《纽约人》是美国最著名的杂志之一;二、它于一九二五年创刊以来六十二年中,只有过两位主编:创办人哈罗·劳斯,与即将退休的威廉·萧恩;三、萧恩(在美国极具声望、极受尊重的一位杂志编辑)的撤换(被迫退休)是突然的;四、《纽约人》的一百五十四名作家与工作 Beginning in mid-February 1987, the New Yorker editorial department of Midtown New York City came to a relatively young new editor who compiled and edited William from the age of 80 and thirty-five years · In the hands of Shawn received the past in the American culture publishing industry, this is an earth-shattering event, the news on the “New York Times” for several days because of literary and art fussy due to the following: First, “New Yorkers” Yes One of the most famous magazines in the United States. Second, it has only had two chief editors in sixty-two years since its publication in 1925: its founder, Harlow Laws, and William Shaw, who is about to retire; The replacement (forced retirement) of Shawn (a highly respected and highly respected editor of a magazine in the United States) was abrupt; Fourth, the 154 New Yorkrs writers and work