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Arthur George Weidenfeld, Baron Weidenfeld (1919-2016), Publisher; trustee of the National Portrait Gallery. Sitter in 9 portraits Publisher; born in Vienna, came to Britain in the 1930s and worked for BBC Monitoring Service (1939-42) and as a News Commentator (1942-5); columnist on News Chronicle (1945-6); spent one year as political adviser and Chief of Cabinet to Chaim Weizmann, (President ...
1 de nov. de 2023 · In 1938, George Weidenfeld, an Austrian-Jewish refugee, landed at London. Speaking several languages and conversant in the literature of Europe, he had a gift for friendship that soon enthralled Nigel Nicolson, who persuaded his parents, Sir Harold Nicolson and Vita Sackville-West, to bankroll Weidenfeld and Nicolson, which became known as a publisher of controversial works such as “Lolita ...
ABOUT US. Weidenfeld & Nicolson is one of the most prestigious and dynamic literary imprints in British and international publishing, home to a wide range of literary fiction and non-fiction, modern classics, prizewinning debuts and worldwide bestsellers. Our passion for extraordinary writing dates back to our visionary founders, George ...
20 de jan. de 2016 · Weidenfeld himself was a man with a strong center of gravity. As someone else who knew him put it on Wednesday, Weidenfeld was “the last British European — though he wasn’t British, he was certainly European.”. * * *. In recent years, Weidenfeld had become deeply involved in educational work aimed at countering violent extremism.
A New York Times Critics’ Pick for 2023. The 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. After arriving in London just before World War Two as a penniless Austrian-Jewish refugee, George Weidenfeld went on to transform ...
20 de jan. de 2016 · A Refugee From Nazi Vienna, He Was Eulogized as 'An Advocate of the Jewish People and a Life-long Zionist Who Always Defended Israel Against Attacks and Unfair Criticism.'
27 de ago. de 2023 · THE MAVERICK: George Weidenfeld and the Golden Age of Publishing, by Thomas Harding. Thwarted megamergers and private-equity acquisitions, buyouts and layoffs, self-publishing and artificial ...
