A. Scott Berg on Max Perkins
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For this fascinating discussion, we welcome the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian A. Scott Berg, author of Max Perkins: Editor of Genius, to discuss Perkins\\u2019s role in Hemingway\\u2019s life and career.
Berg talks about the research and writing of his biography, the difference between Perkins\\u2019s approach to editing and promoting Hemingway and Fitzgerald, and the editor's collaborations with other writers such as Thomas Wolfe, James Jones, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. Berg also offers his \\u201cone true sentence\\u201d from all of Hemingway\\u2019s work.\\xa0
We hope you enjoy this episode with one of America\\u2019s leading biographers!