Similarly, <i>The Paris Review</i> was founded by CIA agent (and novelist and National Book Award winner) Peter Matthiessen[1] as a form of &quot;cultural propaganda&quot;[2].<p>[1]<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Peter_Matthiessen" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Peter_Matthiessen</a><p>[2]<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.salon.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;27&#x2F;exclusive_the_paris_review_the_cold_war_and_the_cia&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.salon.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;05&#x2F;27&#x2F;exclusive_the_paris_review_t...</a>