- Publisher: Weidenfeld
- Year: 2023
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 336pp
- Illustrated: Yes
- Dimensions: 240x160mm
- Condition: New - Very Good
- Weight: 0.6kg
- ISBN: 9781474621090
- Product code: 541391
The Maverick
George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing
Thomas Harding New Hardback Illustrated
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Having fled his native Austria in 1938, George Weidenfeld settled in England, where he worked for the BBC before founding the publishing house that still bears his name. This biography focuses on books that he championed, including those, such as Nabokov’s Lolita and memoirs by former Nazis, that other publishers considered too controversial. It also paints a vivid portrait of a charismatic international networker who was nonetheless lonely and insecure. Slightly off-mint.
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A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023
Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to England in 1938 to escape the Nazi regime. There he began a career in publishing that would make him one of the most influential figures in the industry. Over the course of his long and illustrious career he championed some of the most important voices of the twentieth century, from Vladimir Nabokov, Mary McCarthy and Saul Bellow to Harold Wilson, Isaiah Berlin and Henry Kissinger.
But what do we know about the man himself? Was he, as described by some, the 'greatest salesperson', 'the world's best networker', 'the publisher's publisher' and 'a great intellectual'? Was his lifelong effort to be the world's most famous host a cover for his desperate loneliness? Who, in fact, was the real George Weidenfeld and how did he rise so successfully within the ranks of London and New York society? Providing a full, unvarnished and at times difficult history of this complex man, this first biography of a titan of culture is also a story of resilience, determination and the power of ideas to shape history.
Born into a Jewish family in Vienna in 1919, George Weidenfeld fled to England in 1938 to escape the Nazi regime. There he began a career in publishing that would make him one of the most influential figures in the industry. Over the course of his long and illustrious career he championed some of the most important voices of the twentieth century, from Vladimir Nabokov, Mary McCarthy and Saul Bellow to Harold Wilson, Isaiah Berlin and Henry Kissinger.
But what do we know about the man himself? Was he, as described by some, the 'greatest salesperson', 'the world's best networker', 'the publisher's publisher' and 'a great intellectual'? Was his lifelong effort to be the world's most famous host a cover for his desperate loneliness? Who, in fact, was the real George Weidenfeld and how did he rise so successfully within the ranks of London and New York society? Providing a full, unvarnished and at times difficult history of this complex man, this first biography of a titan of culture is also a story of resilience, determination and the power of ideas to shape history.
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<p>Having fled his native Austria in 1938, George Weidenfeld settled in England, where he worked for the BBC before founding the publishing house that still bears his name. This biography focuses on books that he championed, including those, such as Nabokov’s <i>Lolita</i> and memoirs by former Nazis, that other publishers considered too controversial. It also paints a vivid portrait of a charismatic international networker who was nonetheless lonely and insecure. <i>Slightly off-mint</i>.</p>
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