One of the most stellar literary journals of the twentieth century, The Paris Review continues to power ahead in this busy field today not from Paris, but from New York.
Originally established in the French capital in 1953 by three North American expats, Harold L. Humes, Peter Matthiessen and George Plimpton, who were publishing many of the biggest names in literature and reportage before the end of the journal's first decade. In 1973 The Paris Review relocated to New York where Plimpton continued as editor until his death in 2003.
Since its inception the journal's mission has been to champion quality writing from outside the mainstream ('So long as they're good' – William Styron) and it continues maintain its reputation for uncovering impressive talent across fiction, non-fiction which it publishes alongside long-form interviews with notable personalities.