Max: The Literary Kingmaker
Maxwell Perkins was the editor who ushered in a generation of literary talent - Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Wolfe and others. Lennie Goodings asks what makes a brilliant editor.
Maxwell Perkins was the editor who nurtured and ushered in a generation of writing talent that revolutionised literary life in 1920s America. Scott Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Wolfe and others benefitted from Max's brilliant editing and his dedicated friendship. He championed talent that otherwise would have fallen by the wayside.
Lennie Goodings, Chair of Virago and herself a celebrated editor, asks what it takes to spot a talent and to draw the best from the writer. She is joined by Sarah Churchwell, Perkins' biographer A. Scott Berg and by writers Colm Toibin and Linda Grant. Kerry Shale is the voice of Max Perkins
Produced by Clem Hitchcock
A Just Radio production for 主播大秀 Radio 4
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- Tue 26 Jan 2021 11:30主播大秀 Radio 4
- Sat 3 Sep 2022 15:30主播大秀 Radio 4