John Preston: Fall | Taschenbuch

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WINNER OF THE COSTA BIOGRAPHY AWARD 2021THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE 2021A SUNDAY TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARThe dramatic, gripping story of notorious business tycoon Robert Maxwell is a must-read for fans of true crime and corruption stories!'The best biography yet of the media magnate Robert Maxwell - by turns engrossing, amusing and appalling' Robert Harris, Sunday Times'Electrifying... the supreme chronicler of modern British scandals' Mail on SundayRobert Maxwell was a very British success. Born an Orthodox Jew, he escaped the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, fought in the Second World War, and was decorated for his heroism with the Military Cross. He went on to become a Labour MP and an astonishingly successful businessman, owning a number of newspapers and publishing companies. But after his dead body was discovered floating in waters around his superyacht, his empire fell apart as long-hidden debts and unscrupulous dealings came to light. Within a few days, Maxwell was being reviled as the embodiment of greed and corruption. What went so wrong? How did a man who had once laid such store on the importance of ethics and good behaviour become reduced to a bloated, amoral wreck? In this gripping book, John Preston delivers the definitive account of Maxwell's extraordinary rise and scandalous fall. 'I have a shelf full of books about frauds, but this one is by far the most enjoyable' Craig Brown, author of Ma'am Darling

Über den Autor

John Preston is a former Arts Editor of the Evening Standard and the Sunday Telegraph. For ten years he was the Sunday Telegraph's television critic and one of its chief feature writers. His novel, The Dig, based on the 1939 archaeological excavation at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, has been filmed starring Ralph Fiennes, Carey Mulligan and Lily James. His first nonfiction book, A Very English Scandal, was published to great acclaim in 2016 and turned into BAFTA-winning BBC drama series. His latest book Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell was published to great acclaim in February 2021. It has been shortlisted for both the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Costa Biography Prize and is being adapted for television by Working Title productions.

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Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Genre:	Biographien
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	XXVIII 324 S. 8 s/w Bildtaf.
ISBN-13:	9780241388686
ISBN-10:	0241388686
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	464695
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Preston, John
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd
Maße:	195 x 126 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	John Preston
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.10.2021
Gewicht:	0,262 kg

Artikel-ID: 119662641

Über den Autor

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2021
Genre:	Biographien
Rubrik:	Belletristik
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	XXVIII 324 S. 8 s/w Bildtaf.
ISBN-13:	9780241388686
ISBN-10:	0241388686
Sprache:	Englisch
Herstellernummer:	464695
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Preston, John
Hersteller:	Penguin Books Ltd
Maße:	195 x 126 x 26 mm
Von/Mit:	John Preston
Erscheinungsdatum:	28.10.2021
Gewicht:	0,262 kg