The Penguin Book of Interviews; an Anthology from 1859 to the Present Day

This anthology ranges from the first interview (with Brigham Young, the leader of the Mormon Church) which appeared in 1859 in the "New York Herald" right up to the present day. It is not only a history of the art of the interview, but also a picture of the last 130 years. Karl Marx, Giuseppe Verdi, Mao Tse Tung, Ginger Rogers and John Lennon are among the interviewees, whilst interviewers include Tom Driberg, Truman Capote, Djuna Barnes and Alistair Cooke. Notable pairings are: Josef Stalin interviewed by H.G. Wells, Joseph Heller interviewed by Mel Brooks - and Oscar Wilde by himself.