Barthold Fles

Barthold Fles
Barthold Fles
Born	February 7, 1902; Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	December 19, 1989 (aged 87); Laren, Netherlands
Pen name	Jan van Straaten
Occupation	literary agent; author; translator; editor; publisher;
Genre	non-fiction; juvenile;
Subject	music; literature;
Notable works	books: Slavonic rhapsody, Briefwechsel; translations: Music here and now, Bambi's children; articles: Chávez lights new music with old fires, Literature in exile
Spouse	Ruth Grünwald (div.)
Relatives	Louis Fles (father); George Fles (brother); Michael John Fles (nephew); Bart Berman (nephew); Helen Berman (w. of nephew); Thijs Berman (grandnephew); Giorgio van Straten; (first cousin once removed);

Barthold "Bart" Fles (February 7, 1902 – December 19, 1989) was a Dutch-American literary agent, author, translator, editor and publisher.^[1]^[2] Among his many clients were Elias Canetti, Raymond Loewy, Heinrich Mann, Joseph Roth, Felix Salten, Ignazio Silone, Bruno Walter and Arnold Zweig.

^ Bleiler EF: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, page 189. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, 1983.
^ Boberach, Heinz; Schulze-Bidlingmaier, Ingrid (1994). Quellen zur deutschen politischen Emigration 1933 - 1945 (in German). K.G. Saur. ISBN 978-3-598-23040-0. Korrespondenz Barthold Fles (1902-1989) Literaturagent, Verleger, Schriftsteller, Übersetzer holländisch-jüdischer Herkunft; seit 1923 New York, dort 52 Jahre als Literaturagent tätig.

Barthold Fles
Born	(1902-02-07)February 7, 1902 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	December 19, 1989(1989-12-19) (aged 87) Laren, Netherlands
Pen name	Jan van Straaten
Occupation	literary agent author translator editor publisher
Genre	non-fiction juvenile
Subject	music literature
Notable works	books: Slavonic rhapsody, Briefwechsel; translations: Music here and now, Bambi's children; articles: Chávez lights new music with old fires, Literature in exile
Spouse	Ruth Grünwald (div.)
Relatives	Louis Fles (father) George Fles (brother) Michael John Fles (nephew) Bart Berman (nephew) Helen Berman (w. of nephew) Thijs Berman (grandnephew) Giorgio van Straten (first cousin once removed)