Subtitled, "Notes In The Margin Of My Time". A lifetime in the making, this book from the eminent and popular journalist and author is organised from A to Z and contains over 100 essays. It's the ultimate guide to the 20th century, illuminating the careers of its greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists and philosophers. Includes pieces on Ludwig Wittgenstein, Sigmund Freud, Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust. 'A gigantic book on a gigantic theme' "Sunday Times"