{"product_id":"the-maverick-george-weidenfeld-and-the-golden-age-of-publishing-9781639364459","title":"The Maverick: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing","description":"\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eCritics' Pick for 2023\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Like George Weidenfeld himself, Thomas Harding's accomplishment is substantial, lively, and full of interest. \u003ci\u003eThe Maverick\u003c\/i\u003e is a fine biography.\" --Henry Kissinger\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe captivating story of the famed publisher George Weidenfeld, from his struggles as an Austrian-Jewish refugee in London to his rise as a world-renowned literary figure. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter arriving in London just before World War Two as a penniless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on to transform not only the world of publishing but the culture of ideas. The books that he published include momentous titles such as \u003ci\u003eLolita\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDouble Helix, The Group, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Hedgehog and the Fox\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e with authors he championed ranging from Joan Didion, Mary McCarthy, JD Salinger, and Edna O'Brien to Henry Miller, Harold Wilson, Saul Bellow, and Henry Kissinger. His role as publisher brought him into the orbit of influential figures such as George Bush, Ann Getty, Donald Trump, and LBJ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this first biography, Thomas Harding provides a full, unvarnished, and at times difficult history of this complex and fascinating character. Throughout his long career, he was written about in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. 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 New York and London society? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on author correspondence, internal memos, and other documents buried deep in the secret publishing files of Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson, Harding crafts a portrait of the publisher's life that is inextricable from the efforts and intricacies of putting a book into the world. Structured around twenty books associated with George Weidenfeld, and intercut with explorations of contemporary concerns such as cancel culture, the right to publish, freedom of speech, and separating the art from the artist, \u003ci\u003eThe Maverick \u003c\/i\u003etells the captivating story behind the life of this iconic publisher.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645953347858,"sku":"9781639364459","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1e5a36cd-8150-4a2a-b91a-813de02ebe3d.jpg?v=1733165311","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-maverick-george-weidenfeld-and-the-golden-age-of-publishing-9781639364459","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}