Soros (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Michael T. Kaufman
- First Published: 2002
- Type of Work: Biography, current affairs, and economics
- Time of Work: 1930-2002
- Setting: Hungary, London, and New York
- Genres: Nonfiction, Current affairs, Biography, Economics
- Subjects: New York, United States or Americans, Twentieth century, Twenty-first century, World War II, Jews or Jewish life, Economics, Business or business people, Nazism or Nazis, Millionaires, Banks, bankers, or banking, Finance, Philanthropy or philanthropists, Hungary or Hungarians
- Locales: New York, London, England, Hungary
Kaufman’s biography of financier George Soros begins with a sales pitch. According to its introduction, two main ingredients make the book special. First is the fact of Soros’s cooperation in preparing the book. After vetoing other would-be biographers’ attempts to gather firsthand information, the introduction explains, Soros agreed to help Kaufman by sitting for interviews, providing personal photos, and encouraging friends and associates to do the same. Having drawn on unique source material, Kaufman proposes that his portrait of Soros will penetrate more deeply than other...
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