Norman Bogner lived in Europe for 14 years. During this period, he worked at the publishing house Jonathan Cape as an editor. He was subsequently appointed Editorial Manager. Among the many authors he edited were John Fowles, Edna O'Brien, Ronald Harwood, Arnold Wesker, C Day Lewis, and A W Lawrence (T E Lawrence's brother). He also edited Derek Walcott's first volume of poetry, two novels by Claude Simon, and Alan Paton's book of short stories, Debbie Go Home. These three gentlemen eventually won Nobel Prizes for Literature.
