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When, one day in 1929, writer Thomas Wolfe decided to keep the appointment made by Max Perkins, editor at Scribner's, he had no illusions: his manuscript would be turned down as had invariably been the case. But, to his happy amazement, his novel, which was to become "Look Homeward, Angel," was accepted for publication. The only trouble was that it was overlong (by 300 pages) and had to be reduced. Although reluctant to see his poetic prose trimmed, Wolfe agreed and was helped by Perkins, who had become a true friend, with the result that it instantly became a favorite with the critics and a best seller. Success was even greater in 1935 when "Of Time and the River" appeared, but the fight for reducing Wolfe's logorrheic written expression had been even harder, with the novel originally at 5,000 pages. Perkins managed to cut 90,000 words from the book, and with bitterness ultimately taking its toll, the relationships between the two men gradually deteriorated. Wolfe did not feel ...


Il famoso fisico e filosofo tedesco Albert Einstein al di là delle sale del mondo accademico. Un genio ribelle e fantasioso che, oltre ad aver rivelato i misteri dell'atomo e dell'universo, ha lottato per essere un buon marito e padre, nonché un uomo di principi, durante un periodo tumultuoso della storia. Sebbene la sua mente audacemente creativa lo abbia messo spesso in contrasto con i suoi coetanei e i suoi stessi cari, attraverso questi volubili, appassionati e complicati rapporti personali lo ha anche aiutato a inaugurare un'epoca di scoperte rivoluzionarie che hanno rimodellato la scienza moderna.