Elisabeth Asbrink, Jonathan Fenby, Marina Benjamin
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Momentous Years: 1947–1948
In 1947, Elisabeth Åsbrink, previous winner of the August Prize, intertwines global events with key moments from her personal history as the daughter of a Hungarian survivor. This was the year when Orwell commenced 1984, Israel was about to be born and Dior created the New Look.
Writer and global analyst Jonathan Fenby’s forthcoming book Crucible: Twelve Months that Changed the World Forever turns the spotlight on 1948, from the beginnings of the Cold War and China’s civil war to the fall out of the creation of India and Pakistan.
Elisabeth Asbrink
Jonathan Fenby
Jonathan Fenby CBE was Editor of The Observer newspaper and Deputy Editor of The Guardian (1988-93), Home Editor of The Independent (at launch…
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