Lunch with the FT: 52 Classic Interviews (Antelope Books) - Softcover

Barber, Lionel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0241020719 ISBN 13: 9780241020715

Publisher: Portfolio Penguin, 2015

Synopsis

From film stars to politicians, tycoons to writers, dissidents to lifestyle gurus, Lunch with the FT is a selection of classic interviews conducted in the unforgiving proximity of a restaurant table.

The list of people who have had Lunch with the FT since 1994 reads like an international Who's Who of our times. Meet the rich and famous, the weird and the brilliant, the brave and the virtuous, brought to you by the Financial Times' global network of columnists and correspondents.

The operative word is lunch: this book brings you right to the table to decide what you think of Angela Merkel or Martin Amis, George Soros or Sean "P. Diddy" Combs, Angelina Jolie or Jimmy Carter. Meet not just oligarchs and royals, but the tycoon who will pay African presidents to quit, and one of the Arab world's most notorious sons.

Also included are James Ferguson's famous illustrations in black and white.

Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, has steered the newspaper to three Newspaper of the Year awards. He has co-written several books, lectured widely, and appears regularly on international TV and radio. Barber graduated in 1978 from St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. In 2009 he was awarded the St George Society medal of honour. A long time FT foreign correspondent in Washington, Brussels and New York, he is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Tate.

About this title

From the Back Cover

'From the very first mouthful, Lunch with the FT was destined to become a permanent fixture in the Financial Times. The formula was deceptively simple: a conversation-cum-interview over an agreeable lunch. Good food was essential, preferably washed down with a decent bottle of wine to elicit insights and the occasional indiscretion. There have now been more than 800 lunches, featuring presidents, playwrights, tycoons, filmstars, monks and more than the occasional oddball.

Inevitably, lunch - like the FT - has evolved. In the age of the smartphone and still or sparkling water, the FT has accommodated the busy lives of the rich, powerful and self-important by agreeing to a breakfast, tea or the occasional sandwich. But even modest fare can produce scintillating copy. Here are 52 of the best - an international who's who from the arts, business, politics and science. They meet our famous test: FT journalismmust not only inform but also delight readers'

Lionel Barber
Editor, Financial Times

About the Author

Lionel Barber, editor of the Financial Times, has steered the newspaper to three Newspaper of the Year awards. He has co-written several books, lectured widely, and appears regularly on international TV, and radio.

Barber graduated in 1978 from St Edmund Hall, Oxford University. In 2009 he was awarded the St George Society medal of honour. A long time FT foreign correspondent in Washington, Brussels and New York he is also a member of the Board of Trustees at the Tate.

Edition details

• Publisher: Portfolio Penguin
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0241020719
• ISBN 13: 9780241020715
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 92
• Editor: Barber Lionel