His first play made his fortune but still he keeps writing. Czech-born British playwright Tom Stoppard, new president of the London Library, talks about his Jewish roots and why he’s quite keen on working in hotels.
Sir Tom Stoppard stands on the steps of a London townhouse. The building behind him is crammed with books: seven-storey stacks of them, a million or more and growing, requiring an extra half mile of shelves every three years.
This is the London Library in St James’s Square, founded in 1841 by Thomas Carlyle and friends. Stoppard, a member for 35 years and former trustee, recently became the library’s president. More from Jewish-Theatre News.
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