Autor/-in: Max Egremont

Max Egremont studied history at Oxford University. As well as four novels, he has written biographies of Arthur Balfour, Major-General Sir Edward Spears and Siegfried Sassoon, and Some Desperate Glory: the First World War the Poets Knew. His Forgotten Land: Journeys among the Ghosts of East Prussia (2011) has been described as `a work of consummate artistry¿ (the Spectator), `a story for our time¿ (the New Statesman), `remarkable, fascinating reading¿ (the Sunday Times), `beautifully written¿ (the Wall Street Journal), and `the very best form of travel writing¿ (the Mail on Sunday).