Thomas Harding on George Weidenfeld
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The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing is a brilliant biography of a complicated man. It's not a cradle-to-grave doorstopper, but the story of the publisher's life through twelve books, including his mother's diary and Lolita.
Interviewed by Johnny de Falbe
Edited by Magnus Rena
Music: Kleine Dreigroschenmusik: II. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
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