Human Relations and Other Difficulties<p>Mary Kay Wilmers has been a giant of the English literary world for decades. She was integral in the founding of <i>LRB< i> in 1979 during the year long lock out at <i>The Times< i> and has served as its editor in chief since 1992. Under her leadership the magazine has pulled no punches and faced the inevitable controversies head on leading the <i>Observer < i>to wonder whether <i>LRB< i> is 'the best magazine in the world'. Which may explain why

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